Cafe Rio Instant Pot

Cafe Rio Chicken Instant Pot

2 lbs frozen chicken breasts
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Dressing
1/2 T chili powder
1/2 T cumin
1 packet dry ranch dressing mix
3/4 cup water

Wish all ingredients except chicken in instant pot and then place breasts into the mixture. cook on manual high pressures for 12 min for frozen breasts (8 min not frozen). Let Pot naturally release until pin falls. Shred meat. Serve as you would any taco meat!!

** Cook on Poultry setting on pot, adjust to more on the setting. Cook time is around 30 minutes once it build up to pressure.


Cilantro Lime Rice

1 cup long grain white rice
1 1/4 cups water
2 T vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
1 T fresh lime juice
3 T chopped fresh cilantro

add rice, water, 1 T oil, and salt to pot. Stir and lock lid in place. Select high pressure for 3 minutes cook time. Natural Release for 7 minutes then do a quick release. Fluff rice with fork then add combined cilantro, lime juice and remaining 1 T oil.

Cafe Rio Black Beans

1 cup black beans
4 cups water
1 1/2 T chicken bouillon
2 T dehydrated onion flakes
7 garlic cloves or 2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 bay leaf
red wine vinegar to taste

Add all ingredients to the instant pot except red wine vinegar. Manually cook for 23 minutes (25 if using older beans, 15 if beans are soaked). Let the pot naturally release for 10 minutes then vent. remove lid and add a couple Tablespoons of red wine vinegar to taste!!