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30 Minute Meals

A ladle-full of smoked sausage and kale pasta.

One Pot Smoked Sausage and Kale Pasta

A plate of air fryer salmon cakes, garnished with parsley and on a marble background

Air Fryer Salmon Cakes

A square bowl filled with taco Mac and cheese.

Easy Taco Mac and Cheese

A bowl of tortellini soup in front of an instant pot and next to fresh tomatoes and lettuce leaves.

Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

A blue placemat topped with a red and white checked cloth napkin with a plate of two calzones and a small bowl of pizza sauce.

Air Fryer Calzone Recipe

Overhead shot of air fryer steak, mushrooms, and green beans.

Air Fryer Ribeye Steak

Summer Inspired Recipes

A glass measuring cup full of a seasoning blend in front of a rack of ribs.

Homemade Rib Rub

Grilled Flatbread Pizza on a wire rack, surrounded with a gold spatula, red tea towel, and additional pizza ingredients.

Grilled Flatbread Pizza

Watergate Salad in a large glass bowl, topped with almonds and maraschino cherries, sitting on a blue patterned tea towel

Watergate Salad

Smashed red potatoes on a square white and grey dish

Smashed Red Potatoes

Roasted asparagus topped with parmesan in an oval serving dish.

Crispy Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

A red plate filled with 4 peach hand pies that are drizzled with icing.

Air Fryer Peach Hand Pies

Zucchini Recipes

Collage photo of 7 zucchini recipes.

80 Best Zucchini Recipes for Every Taste

A casserole dish with a pasta spoon filed with a scoop of zucchini baked ziti.

The Best Zucchini Baked Ziti

A white bowl filled with roasted zucchini and yellow squash.

Crispy Roasted Zucchini and Squash

Parmesan zucchini fries arranged in a circle on a white plate next to a cookie sheet full of zucchini fries.

KETO Parmesan Zucchini Fries

cheesy cornbread zucchini muffin on red cloth napkin next to muffin tin full of muffins and large zucchini

Cheesy Cornbread Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini fritters on a white plate.

Zucchini Fritters

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If you’re looking for a cookbook filled with delicious recipes for your air fryer or Instant Pot, you’ve come to the right place! Aileen is the author of two air fryer cookbooks and one Instant Pot cookbook. Each cookbook is jam-packed with cooking tips and 175 unique recipes.

Instant Pot Recipes

A glass cup of chicken soup, in front of a floral-wrapped Instant Pot, surrounded by a blue plaid tea towel, stalks of celery and baby carrots.

Chicken Soup Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Soup Recipes | Recipes | Soup Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Soup

A slice of Instant Pot Cheesecake sitting on a square white plate, sitting on a plaid red tablecloth

Instant Pot | Instant Pot Cheesecake Recipes | Instant Pot Dessert Recipes | Recipes

Instant Pot Cheesecake

A bowl of tortellini soup in front of an instant pot and next to fresh tomatoes and lettuce leaves.

30 Minute Meals | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Soup Recipes | Recipes | Soup Recipes

Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

White ceramic bowl filled with cashew chicken.

Chicken Recipes | Chinese Food Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Chicken Recipes | Instant Pot Chinese Food Recipes | Recipes

Best Instant Pot Cashew Chicken

A square bowl of mashed potatoes on top of a blue floral dish cloth.

Easter Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Side Dish Recipes | Potato Recipes | Recipes | Side Dish Recipes | Thanksgiving Recipes | Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes | Vegetable Recipes

Simple Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Overhead shot of instant pot tortellini soup sitting on a wooden cutting board.

Beef Recipes | Beef Soup Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Soup Recipes | Recipes | Soup Recipes

Best Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

Appetizer Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Appetizer Recipes | Recipes

Best Instant Pot Hummus Recipe

A green soup bowl filled with the instant pot chicken tortilla soup recipe next to a bunch of fresh cilantro.

Chicken Recipes | Chicken Soup Recipes | Instant Pot | Instant Pot Chicken Recipes | Instant Pot Soup Recipes | Mexican Food Recipes | Recipes | Soup Recipes

Healthy Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Crockpot Recipes

A Crock Pot French Dip on a white plate, sitting on a brown granite countertop

Crockpot Beef Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Crock Pot French Dip

Crockpot smores cake sitting on a large white plate, with a red plaid napkin and a Crockpot in the background

Crockpot Dessert Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Crockpot S’mores Cake

A bowl of spinach dip next to yellow tortilla chips.

Appetizer Recipes | Crockpot Appetizer Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Delish Crock Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip

A blue plate filled with pot roast, mixed vegetables, and mashed potatoes; on top of a paisley cloth napkin.

Beef Recipes | Crockpot Beef Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Best Crock Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

A blue checkered place mat topped with a plate of corned beef with potatoes and carrot.

Beef Recipes | Crockpot Beef Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Holiday Recipes | Main Dish Recipes | Recipes | St. Patrick’s Day | St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

Crockpot Corned Beef and Potatoes

A spatula holding a cooked piece of chicken over a crockpot full of cooked chicken.

Chicken Recipes | Crockpot Chicken Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken

Overhead shot of serving dish full of pesto chicken next to striped dish towel.

Chicken Recipes | Crockpot Chicken Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Recipes

Healthy Crockpot Pesto Chicken

Crockpot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes is the perfect 5 ingredient slow cooker recipe you have been looking for! Recipe from aileencooks.com

Crockpot Pork Recipes | Crockpot Recipes | Main Dish Recipes | Pork Recipes | Potato Recipes | Recipes

Crockpot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes