VitaClay® Blog Recipes

Happy New Year! Here we are in 2021 and I am sure I am not the only one thinking “Wow! We made it!”  We bet that 2020 was a year like no one planned and we believe that 2021 is going to be far better – even great! Last year, for better or worse, was definitely unique and I am sure we all have hop...

Easy, Cheap and Tasty! Two drinks you must try! We are talking warm ginger tea. Oh, and we should also mention that it is good for you too. This is a no-brainer, 3-minute recipe that is satisfying, energizing and builds immunity thanks to the honey and ginger – long used ingredients to build heal...

Boost Your Breakfast! VitaClay 12 Days of Giving  Winter is the perfect season for a warming bowl of oats. Whole grains are a great start for any productive day but did you know that adding one of the following will really kick your breakfast into overdrive?!Start with a basic recipe. Check out t...

Fall in love with and empower yourself with nourishing foods to start your day! Wake up with this delicious breakfast! Creamy cozy apple cinnamon steel cut oatmeal cooked in VitaClay for 30 minutes! You may set this up with a delay timer in VitaClay smart organic multicooker at night before bed. ...

Gordon Ramsay's slow braised beef short ribs with organic mushroom's. Oh how Devine this sounds but the amount of time it takes to create it! Well, we here at VitaClay have converted the recipe in Vitaclay!  This recipe is best made with our premium Smart Organic Multi-cooker -       SHOP NOW ...

Here is a chart to determine the ratios of cooking white rice or whole grain brown rice to water-- Rice and grains are natural products and the amount of water needed for cooking will depend on the age and size of the product as well as personal taste. The following ratios are suggested and ...

Seasoned full slab St. Louis dry rub ribs cooking in Vitaclay! Avoid inflammation in High heat temperature cooking for better nutrition and still get the most flavorful and tender meat falling out of the bone results are the win-win!  Ingredients a full slab of ribs about 3-4 lbs 1/2 cup...

Like many herbs, tea making out of clay creates a subtile flavor. You won't know until you try it! This recipe is contributed by a VitaClay customer: Marie-Flore. Thank you Marie-Flore! This chai tea must be made with fresh ginger and slightly sliced green cardamom pods, otherwise the taste is ...

Ingredients 2 cups cooked cannellini beans, drained and rinsed1 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 large onion diced (about 1/2 cup) 1 medium carrot diced (about 1/2 cup)2 stalks celery diced (about 1/2 cup) 1 small zucchini diced 1 clove garlic minced 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried2 tsps. ch...

🌟 GARLICKY ROASTED POTATOES—ALL IN ONE POT! 🥔🧄 Cook, serve, and store—all in the same pot! Say goodbye to extra cleanup! 🧽✨ We’ve simplified the Food Network’s Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes recipe: ⏱️ Instead of an hour in the oven, make it in just 30 minutes with your VitaClay! More time fo...

Gut healing, immune booster soup with wild yams in turkey carcass bone broth from the leftover roasted turkey! Full of flavor and nutrition! Directions Add the turkey carcass or from the leftover Turkey Add a full pot water to cook for 1 hour on fast or 2 hours on soup or slow! Add wild yam...

Cozy Easy Peasy Turkey Pot Pie from Thanksgiving Leftovers!  Ingredients 1-2 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 carrots peeled and diced 2 celery ribs diced 1 sweet yellow onion peeled and minced 2 cloves pressed or minced garlic 3 cups turkey or chicken meat ...

Just a quick note on how to reheat leftovers in your VitaClay: Reheating Leftover Rice: add half a cup water, select reheat the cooker will reheat it automatically Reheating Leftover Stew select "Stew" cook for 10 minutes or 20 minutes

Easy tasty Adobo chicken noodle soup made in clay!       SHOP NOW Ingredients 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar or palm sugar 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 Tbsp olive oil 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or legs (about 2 1/2 lbs) , trimmed of excess skin and fat 1 med...

Chicken Francese with tender chicken cutlets nestled in a buttery, lemon wine sauce. I am not a big wine drinker but I am definitely a big fan of clay pot cooking with lots of wine! Wine will further intensify the flavor of foods in clay. Once clay is heated up, it holds and more evenly distribut...

Sleepy After the Thanksgiving Feast? Don't Blame the Turkey! Turkey is a must-have dish at our Thanksgiving dinner table. It promotes relaxation and a sense of ease. Turkey meat is rich in tryptophan, an essential amino acid necessary for the production of Vitamin B3 (Niacin) and serotonin, a hor...

Ingredients 4 cups soybeans Water Directions Wash the soybeans and soak for 9 to 12 hours. Be sure to use approximately 3 parts water and 1 part soybeans to allow for expansion. You will end up with 8 to 12 cups of beans. Drain the beans from the soaking water. Add the beans in your VitaClay p...

French green beans with shallots, fresh made in VitaClay in 20-30 minutes, a perfect holiday side dish! Depending on amount of beans to make! The smaller amount the less time to cook. Ingredients 3 cups water 1 pound very small, firm green beans, cleaned 3 tablespoons butter or olive oil...

Really simple and easy! Here is how to make soaked chickpeas- Ingredients: 1 pound dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans) Water Salt, optional Bay leaf, garlic cloves, onion or carrot, optional Directions: Rinse dried chickpeas in running water with strainer and add a large bowl and cover with sever...

Lung nourishing Daikon radish pork rib soup in bone broth in 2 hours in VitaClay. A friend was suffering excess mucus. Excess mucus production is often caused by irritants like food additives, bacteria and viruses, chemicals, pollution, dust, smoke, and food allergens. Excess mucus is produced s...

These recipes are best made with our premium Smart Organic Multi-Cooker: SHOP NOW These tasty tenders are enhanced with ginger, a spice that can enhance your energy “chi”, strengthen the immune system, and keep #flu and other viruses at bay! These Ginger Chicken Tenders are an extremely easy c...

Creamy acorn or butternut squash coconut curry soup, made from scratch in clay, no need to peel and cut squash , set on timer on stew setting in your VitaClay, steam in whole for 30 minutes... OMG! yummy, soothing and anti-inflammatory.Ingredients1 large or medium acorn1 Tbsp coconut or avocado o...

Image courtesy of growingupgabel.com.We modified and converted to cook in VitaClay.   Are you up for a sweet treat after the family dinner? How about apples for dessert? Apples can be made into any dessert at any time of the year, but they're mainly a big hit during the fall and holiday season. I...

Who wouldn't want a scoop of Butternut squash for a weeknight dinner? One of my fall favorites is this buttery squash recipe that's meaty and sweet to taste. This is so good; you barely need seasoning at all! It's one thing I look forward to when the season gets colder.  It's so easy to make in y...

Recipe image courtesy of theseasonedmom.com. We modified and converted to cook in VitaClay. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, diced 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 ½ lbs. lean ground beef 2 cups pinto beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup frozen corn kernels 2 cups fire-roast...

This steamed lobsters made so easy in my VitaClay! It took about 15 minutes to make with old bay seasoning and butter. Yum! Ingredients 6-8 lobsters dash of old bay seasoning 2-4 tablespoons grass-fed butter cilantro to garnish Directions Add 3 cups water in your clay pot.  Add bamboo steamer ...

Here is TASTY LOBSTERS STEAMED IN CLAY ... This soup was made out of left-over chicken feta sausages and turkey breast from last two dinners. Adding potatoes water dark greens cream Parmesan made a perfect comfort one pot soup in 30 minutes! Yum! Ingredients 16 oz spicy Italian sausage 8 slices ...