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February 17, 2020

U.S. Presidents’ Favorite Foods (Instant Pot Style)

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It’s President’s Day in the United States today! Ever wonder what some of the U.S. presidents would request for dinner while living in the White House? Here are some of the presidents’ favorite foods and how you can recreate them in the Instant Pot.

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U.S. Presidents’ Favorite Foods

Thomas Jefferson: Mac and Cheese

According to Business Insider, “Jefferson discovered macaroni during his European travels and is credited with popularizing the food in the US after he brought a machine for making the pasta back from Naples, Italy.”

10 Instant Pot Mac and Cheese Recipes

Andrew Jackson: Leather Britches

The man on the $20 bill, Andrew Jackson, had a love of a dish called leather britches. No, it wasn’t stiff pants he was eating but a dish of green beans and bacon. I love my version of this in the slow cooker!

Fresh Garlic Green Beans and Bacon

James Polk: Cornbread

James Polk had Tennessee roots and so it makes sense that a southern dish like cornbread would be one of his favorites foods. I’m with James Polk on this issue!

Instant Pot Cornbread
Slow Cooker Cornbread

Millard Fillmore: Beef Stew

Millard Fillmore was a husky man and liked hearty foods like beef stew.

Instant Pot Beef Stew
Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Abraham Lincoln: Bacon

Honest Abe loved bacon and that’s not a lie! Perhaps he would have enjoyed my bacon chicken ranch pasta! And if not he could use this method to cook the bacon in his oven.

Instant Pot Bacon Chicken Pasta

Benjamin Harrison: Corn

Harrison’s connection to Ohio and Indiana surrounded him with plenty of corn and he enjoyed it for the rest of his life.

Instant Pot Corn on the Cob

William Taft: Steak and potatoes

The heaviest of all the U.S. presidents, William Taft, was a lover of steak and potatoes. I bet he would have enjoyed my Instant Pot Mom’s Pot Roast dish!

Instant Pot Mom’s Pot Roast
Slow Cooker Mom’s Pot Roast

Warren G. Harding: Chicken pot pie

Harding is rated as one of the worst presidents in historical ratings but I do have to agree with his delicious choice of chicken pot pie as a favorite food.

Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

Herbert Hoover: Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Although he was the president in 1929, almost a hundred years later you can still see his favorite dish of sweet potatoes with a marshmallow topping served at Thanksgiving dinners throughout the country.

Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

John F. Kennedy: Creamy clam chowder

Of course Massachusetts native, JFK, loved creamy clam chowder!

Instant Pot Clam Chowder
Slow Cooker Clam Chowder

Gerald Ford: Pot Roast

Gerald Ford liked the classic pot roast, perhaps he would have enjoyed my recipe for Grandma’s Roast.

Instant Pot Rump Roast
Slow Cooker Rump Roast

George W. Bush: Cheeseburger pizza

Former White House Chef Cristeta Comerford told reporters after the president left office that Bush loved what staff called “home-made ‘cheeseburger pizzas’ because every ingredient of a cheeseburger is on top of a margherita pizza.” (Business Insider) Perhaps President Bush would have liked my Cheeseburger Soup!

Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup
Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup

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10 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Collections, Instant Pot

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  1. Donna says

    February 17, 2020 at 6:52 pm

    You left several presidents off, including President Trump. Some reason?

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    • BBG says

      February 17, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      McDonald’s doesn’t give out their recipes.

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      • Mikey says

        February 18, 2020 at 8:58 am

        That was Bill Clinton. Big Mac…? Remember?

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      • Mikey says

        February 18, 2020 at 9:00 am

        Trump likes well done Steak & Eggs & Bacon.

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      • Amber says

        February 18, 2020 at 3:14 pm

        That made me LOL. To be fair, I wouldn’t want McDonalds from the IP anyway! Hehehe. 🙂

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  2. Judi Khederian says

    February 17, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    Karen,
    These Recipes sound like fun. I am forwarding them to my Elementary School Teacher, Daughter-in-Law.

    Reply
  3. Carol says

    February 17, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    For recipe scaling, I use the app called Cheftap. Import any recipe into cheftap, tap on the scale button, and there you go, either 1/2 of the recipe or upscale to 1 1/2 of the recipe. It’s a great app for all of the recipes you want to use.

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    • Karen says

      February 18, 2020 at 2:03 pm

      Thanks so much for the tip. I have not heard of that!

      Reply
  4. Janine M. McNeil says

    February 17, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    Karen,
    Can you give me IP recipes for 3qt mini. I love your recipes but can you give 3qt size if you can?

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    • Karen says

      February 18, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      Hi Janine, you can pretty much make any of my recipes with the 3 quart. Read this article to help you: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/how-to-halve-instant-pot-recipes/

      Reply

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