¾ cup pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
¼ cup coconut flour
½ cup erythritol
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 and ½ cups water
1 egg
Directions:
In a bowl, mix ghee with pumpkin puree, egg, flaxseed meal, coconut flour, erythritol, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon, stir well and divide into a greased muffin pan.
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add muffin pan inside, cover pot and cook on High for 20 minutes.
Arrange muffins on a platter and serve as a snack.
Nutrition: calories 50, fat 3, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 2
Spicy Chili Balls
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
3 bacon slices
1 cup water
3 ounces cream cheese
¼ teaspoon onion powder
Salt and black pepper to the taste
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
½ teaspoon parsley, dried
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add bacon, cook for a couple of minutes, transfer to paper towels drain grease and crumble it.
In a bowl, mix cream cheese with jalapenos, bacon, onion, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper, stir well and shape balls out of this mix.
Clean the pot, add the water, and the steamer basket, add spicy balls inside, cover and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Arrange balls on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 150, fat 5, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 5
Italian Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese, soft
½ cup mozzarella cheese
¼ cup coconut cream
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1/2 cup tomato sauce
4 black olives, pitted and chopped
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 tablespoon green bell pepper, chopped
6 pepperoni slices, chopped
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups water
Directions:
In a bowl, mix cream cheese with mozzarella, coconut cream, mayo, salt and pepper, stir and divide this into 4 ramekins.
Layer tomato sauce, parmesan cheese, bell pepper, pepperoni, Italian seasoning and black olives on top,
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add ramekins inside, cover and cook on High for 20 minutes.
Serve this dip warm with veggie sticks on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 250, fat 15, fiber 4, carbs 4, protein 12
Avocado Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
¼ cup erythritol powder
1 cup water
½ cup cilantro, chopped
2 avocados, pitted, peeled and halved
¼ teaspoon stevia
Juice from 2 limes
Zest of 2 limes, grated
1 cup coconut milk
Directions:
Add the water to your instant pot, add the steamer basket, add avocado halves, cover and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Transfer to your blender, add lime juice and cilantro and pulse well.
Add coconut milk, lime zest, stevia and erythritol powder, pulse again, divide into bowls and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 150, fat 6, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 2
Minty Shrimp Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
10 ounces shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons erythritol
1/3 cup blackberries, ground
11 prosciutto slices
1/3 cup veggie stock.
Directions:
Wrap each shrimp in prosciutto slices and drizzle oil over them.
In your instant pot, mix blackberries with mint, stock and erythritol, stir, set on simmer mode and cook for 2 minutes.
Add steamer basket, and wrapped shrimp, cover pot and cook on High for 2 minutes.
Arrange wrapped shrimp on a platter, drizzle mint sauce all over and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 175, fat 6, fiber 2, carbs 1, protein 8
Zucchini Appetizer Salad
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
¼ cup tomato sauce
1 zucchini, roughly sliced
Salt and black pepper to the taste
A pinch of cumin, ground
A drizzle of olive oil
Directions:
In your instant pot, mix zucchini with oil, tomato sauce, salt, pepper and cumin, toss a bit, cover and cook on High for 6 minutes.
Divide between appetizer plates and serve right away.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 130, fat 4, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 3
Zucchini Hummus
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 cups zucchini, chopped
3 tablespoons veggie stock
¼ cup olive oil
Salt and black pepper to the taste
4 garlic cloves, minced
¾ cup sesame seeds paste
½ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon cumin, ground
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add half of the oil, heat it up, add zucchini and garlic, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Add stock, salt and pepper, cover pot and cook on High for 4 minutes more.
Transfer zucchini to your blender, add the rest of the oil, sesame seeds paste, lemon juice and cumin, pulse well, transfer to bowls and serve as a snack.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 80, fat 5, fiber 3, carbs 6, protein 7
Crab and Cheese Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
8 bacon strips, sliced
12 ounces crab meat
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup coconut cream
8 ounces cream cheese
2 poblano pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt and black pepper to the taste
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 green onions, minced
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add bacon, cook until it’s crispy, transfer to paper towels, drain grease and leave aside.
In a bowl, mix coconut cream with cream cheese, mayo, half of the parmesan, poblano peppers, garlic, lemon juice, green onions, salt, pepper, crab meat and bacon and stir really well.
Clean your instant pot, add crab mix, spread the rest of the parmesan on top, cover and cook on High for 14 minutes.
Divide into bowls and serve as a snack.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 200, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 4, protein 3
Spinach Dip
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingr
edients:
6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
A drizzle of olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
5 ounces spinach
1 and ½ cups water
½ cup coconut cream
8 ounces cream cheese, soft
1 and ½ tablespoons parsley, chopped
2.5 ounces parmesan, grated
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and black pepper to the taste
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add oil heat it up, add spinach, stir, cook for 1 minute and transfer to a bowl.
Add cream cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, coconut cream, parsley, bacon, lemon juice and parmesan, stir well and divide this into 6 ramekins.
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add ramekins inside, cover and cook on High for 15 minutes.
Introduce in a preheated broiler for 4 minutes and serve right away.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 255, fat 7, fiber 3, carbs 5, protein 7
Stuffed Mushrooms
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 5
Ingredients:
¼ cup mayo
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small yellow onion, chopped
24 ounces white mushroom caps
1 and ½ cups water
Salt and black pepper to the taste
1 teaspoon curry powder
4 ounces cream cheese, soft
¼ cup coconut cream
½ cup Mexican cheese, shredded
1 cup shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined and chopped
Directions:
In a bowl, mix mayo with garlic powder, onion, curry powder, cream cheese, cream, Mexican cheese, shrimp, salt and pepper, stir and stuff mushrooms with this mix.
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add mushrooms inside, cover pot and cook on High for 14 minutes.
Arrange mushrooms on a platter and serve as an appetizer.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 244, fat 16, fiber 3, carbs 7, protein 12
Turkey Meatballs
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
1 egg
Salt and black pepper to the taste
¼ cup coconut flour
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 pound turkey meat, ground
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup tomato paste
2 tablespoon basil, chopped
Directions:
In a bowl, mix turkey with salt, pepper, egg, flour, garlic powder, sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, stir well and shape 12 meatballs out of this mix.
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add oil, heat it up, add meatballs, stir and brown for 2 minutes on each side.
Add tomato paste over them, toss a bit, cover and cook on High for 8 minutes.
Arrange meatballs on a platter and serve them right away.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 100, fat 6, fiber 3, carbs 5, protein 3
Italian Chicken Wings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 27 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
6-pound chicken wings, cut into halves
2 cups water
Salt and black pepper to the taste
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons ghee
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
A pinch of red pepper flakes, crushed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg
Directions:
Put the water in your instant pot, add the trivet, add chicken wings, cover and cook on High for 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, in your blender, mix ghee with cheese, egg, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, garlic powder and Italian seasoning and blend very well.
Arrange chicken wings on a lined baking sheet, pour cheese sauce over them, introduce in preheated broiler and broil for 5 minutes.
Flip and broil for 5 minutes more, arrange them all on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 134, fat 5, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 7
Zucchini Rolls
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 zucchinis, thinly sliced
24 basil leaves
2 tablespoons mint, chopped
1 and ½ cups water
1 and 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
Salt and black pepper to the taste
¼ cup basil, chopped
Tomato sauce for serving
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add zucchini slices, drizzle the oil over them, season with salt and pepper, cook for 2 minutes on each side and transfer to a plate.
In a bowl, mix ricotta with chopped basil, mint, salt and pepper, stir, divide this into zucchini slices and roll them.
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add zucchini rolls inside, cover and cook on High for 3 minutes.
Arrange on a platter and serve with tomato sauce on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 70, fat 3, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 4
Spicy Salsa
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 red onion, chopped
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped
3 jalapeno pepper, chopped
Salt and black pepper to the taste
2 tablespoons cumin powder
½ tomato, chopped
Directions:
In your instant pot, mix onion with avocados, peppers, salt, black pepper, cumin, lime juice and tomato, stir, cover and cook on Low for 3 minutes.
Divide into bowls and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 120, fat 2, fiber 2, carbs 5, protein 4
Salmon Balls
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons ghee
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1 pound wild salmon, boneless, skinless and minced
¼ cup chives, chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon coconut flour
Salt and black pepper to the taste
For the coconut sauce:
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons ghee
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
2 cups coconut cream
2 tablespoons chives, chopped
Directions:
Set your instant pot on sauté mode, add 2 tablespoons ghee, heat it up, add onion and 2 garlic cloves, stir, cook for 3 minutes and transfer to a bowl.
Add salmon, chives, coconut flour, salt, pepper, 2 tablespoons mustard and egg, stir and shape medium balls out of this mix.
Set the pot on sauté mode again, add 2 tablespoons ghee, heat it up, add 4 garlic cloves, stir and cook for 1 minute.
Add coconut cream, 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, lemon juice and zest and chives, stir, drop salmon balls into this sauce, cover pot, cook on High for 6 minutes, arrange on a platter and serve.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 171, fat 5, fiber 1, carbs 6, protein 23
Delicious Oysters
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
6 big oysters, shucked
1 and ½ cups water
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lemon cut into wedges
1 tablespoon parsley
A pinch of sweet paprika
2 tablespoons melted ghee
Directions:
Divide ghee, parsley, paprika and garlic in each oyster.
Add the water to your instant pot, add steamer basket, add oysters, cover pot and cook on High for 6 minutes.
Arrange oysters on a platter and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
Enjoy!
Nutrition: calories 90, fat 1, fiber 1, carbs 2, protein 4
Tuna Patties
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
15 ounces canned tuna, drained and flaked
3 eggs
½ teaspoon dill, chopped
1 teaspoon parsley, dried
½ cup red onion, chopped