Instant Pot Amish Shipwreck Casserole

Instant Pot Amish Shipwreck Casserole–an old fashioned frugal recipe to clean out your kitchen that comes together quickly with the help of your Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot Amish Shipwreck Casserole

Shipwreck casserole may have gotten its name from sailors throwing together whatever ingredients they had left to create a meal. Or maybe it came from the fact that when you spoon this dish onto your plate, the layers of ingredients fall all over each other creating a messy looking shipwreck. Even though your plate may look disastrous this easy casserole recipe is delicious.

This hearty, old-fashioned meal is quite versatile and you can mix and match ingredients to make it your own. Try adding in extra layers of veggies. Or leave out ingredients that you don’t care for.

You can add shredded cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream on top of each portion. I liked adding a little bit of hot sauce to the top of my portion. The leftovers freeze well too so you can enjoy this on another night down the road when you don’t have time to cook. Try reheating the leftovers in your Instant Pot using the pot-in-pot method.

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Lean ground beef–or ground turkey
• Seasoned salt–I used Lawry’s brand
• Black pepper
• Minced dry onion–or 1 cup diced onion
• Beef broth–or water and Better than Bouillon
• Tomato juice–or V8
• Converted rice (like Ben’s in the orange box)–or long grain rice or jasmine rice
• Baby carrots–or peeled and cut carrots (use fairly large chunks)
• Ranch beans–or chili beans (like Bush’s)
• Russet potatoes–or red or yellow potatoes (skins on or off)
• Garlic powder
• Italian seasoning–or make your own
• Smoked paprika–I like buying it in the bulk section at Winco and refilling an empty spice jar*
• Salt and pepper
• Fire roasted tomatoes–these just add a lot of flavor! If you can’t find fire roasted tomatoes you can use regular crushed or petite diced tomatoes or a can of condensed tomato soup.

What is converted/parboiled rice? Don’t confuse parboiled rice with pre-cooked or minute rice. Parboiled rice has been processed in its husk by soaking, steaming, and drying. As a result, all the nutrients from the husk are absorbed into the grain before it’s removed. The starch content alters in the process, making cooked parboiled rice less sticky than regular white rice. The rice kernels aren’t clumpy and glued together instead they are more separated. I found a bag of parboiled rice at Walmart next to the normal long grain white rice. I also find converted rice in the bulk section at Winco.

Steps

• Brown meat: Turn Instant Pot to sauté. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Turn off sauté setting.
• Deglaze pot: Stir in the seasoned salt, pepper and onion. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. 
• Layer in ingredients: Pour in the tomato juice. Sprinkle in the rice. Then layer the following ingredients on top without stirring: carrots, beans, potatoes. Sprinkle the potatoes with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika and a little salt and pepper. Finally top the potatoes with the tomatoes. Don’t stir, this will keep layers intact and prevent the burn error message.
• Pressure cook: Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. 
• Serve: Scoop deep to get all the layers. Serve and enjoy! I like mine topped with some shredded cheese, sour cream and some hot sauce.

Tip on how to drain grease: Tilt the Instant Pot to one side while holding the ground meat against the other side with a wooden spoon. This should make most of the grease pool on the tilted side. Lower the Instant Pot down, the meat should stay to its side and the grease on the other. Place a couple paper towels into the grease and use the spoon to sop up the grease. Discard the paper towels.

Notes/Tips

• This is a hearty meal that I usually just serve by itself. But you can serve it with a side dish of vegetables or salad and some freshly baked French bread.
• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in an 8 quart pot. For the 3 quart pot you will need to cut the recipe in half.
• You’ll need a vegetable peeler*, cutting board* and knife* to slice the potatoes. I love this paring knife*. It stays sharp and it is so inexpensive.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• This recipe is gluten-free!
• Other recipes you can make with tomato juice are Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup and Instant Pot Easy Does It Spaghetti.

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