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Instant Pot Freezer Meals – Minced Beef Stroganoff

Dear Sis,

Tonight we tried another instant pot freezer meal. This one is pretty yummy like all the rest! I’m on a winning streak.

Minced Beef Stroganoff

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Instant Pot Freezer Meal
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

Preparation Ingredients

  • 1 (1-gal) freezer bag
  • 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
  • 1 lb. mushrooms diced
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 T avocado oil
  • 2 T parsley flakes
  • 1 T Worcestersire sauce
  • 2 t minced garlic
  • 1/2 t thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz.) tub sour cream
  • 1/2 c beef stock
  • 1/2 c red cooking wine
  • 1 (12 oz.) pkg. egg noodles

Instructions
 

Preparation Instructions

  • Date and lable freezer bag.
  • Heat 1 T oil overmeidum heat. Brown beef, drain if needed. Cool on a plate.
  • Heat another T of oil. Saute mushrooms, onion, and garlic until excess moisture is cooked off mushrooms. Pour onto a plate to cool.
  • Combine cooked ingredients and remaining preparation ingredients in prepared freezer bag. Seal and save for later use.

Serving Day Instructions

  • Combine bag contents, stock, and wine in pressure cooker pot. Seal and pressure cook 8 minutes. Natural release 10 minutes, quick release.
  • Stir in sour cream. Serve over buttered egg noodles with a side of green beans.
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Love,

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Instant Pot Freezer Meal – Beef and Broccoli

Dear Sis, 

This is the first recipe in our Instant Pot freezer meal series. I did have to make a few changes. I added 2 T brown sugar to balance the flavor so it wouldn’t be too bitter for my little people. I wish I would have added the broccoli after reducing and thickening the sauce. Ours was too thin, but I couldn’t reduce it more without overcooking the broccoli. Without further ado, the recipe:

Beef and Broccoli

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A freezer meal for the Instant Pot.
3.50 from 2 votes
Print Recipe
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Prep Ingredients

  • 2 1 - gallon freezer bag
  • 1 1/2 lbs flank steak, thinly sliced
  • 1 lb broccoli florets, frozen
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 T dark broan sugar, packed
  • 2 T hoisin sauce
  • 2 T low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 T cooking sherry
  • 1 T ginger paste
  • salt and pepper to taste

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 2 c rice
  • 1 c vegetable stock
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • 1 t sesame oil

Instructions
 

Prep Instructions

  • Lable gallon bag with date, recipe, and preparation instructions for cooking day.
  • Set frozen broccoli florets aside. Combine all other ingredients in gallon bag, press out air, and seal.
  • Place broccoli and prepared meat mixture into second gallon bag, press out air, seal, and freeze for later use.

Serving Day Instructions

  • Prepare rice in your usual way. We use a rice cooker.
  • Add stock and frozen meat mixture to pressure cooker. Pressure cook 10 minutes. Natural release 10 minutes. Then, release remaining pressure before opening.
  • Stir cornstarch into 3 T cold water until dissolved. Pour into cooked meat mixture. Using saute function. reduce and thicken sauce to desired consistency.
  • Add frozen broccoli, cooking until heated through. Serve over rice.




Dinner is served!

Love,

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