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Mashed potatoes with a small scoop of butter in the middle with parsley sprinkled on top all in a white Polish potter bowl with scallops, blue trim at the top, and dark blue polkadots throughout the bowl. On the left side of the bowl is a cloth yellow napkin scrunched up.

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Instant pot pan full of Instant Pot Roast Beef Gravy

Instant Pot Roast Beef Gravy

In the background on the left is a yellow cloth napkin with a fork sitting on the left side of a blue plate with chicken tetrazzini on spaghetti noodles all topped with grated Parmesan cheese and some parsley.

Instant Pot Chicken Tetrazzini

Cheesy beef taco pasta sitting on a blue plate with a salad with chopped tomatoes and a yellow cloth napkin in the background on the left side wrapping partly around the top of the plate.

Instant Pot Cheesy Beef Taco Pasta

A pan of instant pot chicken taco and rice skillet with a spoon holding up a serving

Instant Pot Chicken Taco and Rice Skillet

Picture of homemade refried beans, in a white bowl topped with shredded cheese

Instant Pot Refried Beans

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