I love this method because I don’t have to worry about the pasta boiling over and making the mess when the kids wander out of the kitchen while cooking. My kids love this method because they can make it completely on their own-no need for me to come help them carry the heavy pot of water from the stove to the sink to drain it. We initially developed this recipe with kids in mind. Back then, we were surprised to see it become one of the most commented-on recipes in the cookbook: “Since boxed mac and cheese cooks on the stove in about the same amount of time, why make it in the Instant Pot?” We originally included a Shortcut Mac & Cheese recipe in our cookbook in 2017. OK, I’m literally off to make a batch right now.Why make Macaroni and Cheese in an Instant Pot? No Instant Pot? Try my Nana’s Baked Macaroni – a foolproof childhood favorite. When the timer beeps, quick-release the pressure until the float valve drops. Press the Pressure Cook button and adjust the timer to 5 minutes. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and click into place to close. No judgement here! It also goes great alongside my Nashville Hot Chicken or Instant Pot Cheerwine Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Pour broth into an Instant Pot, then add macaroni, salt, pepper, and butter. Of course you can always eat a giant bowl (or two) of this creamy mac and cheese by itself for any reason or no reason at all. Pressure cook on Manual High pressure for 3 minutes, or half of the lowest cook time on the package of your particular noodle (see note 1). Put macaroni and water in the Instant Pot, close it, and turn it on. Close the lid and set the vent to sealing. Totally worth it in my opinion! What to Serve? Place the uncooked noodles in the Instant Pot insert in an even layer, then add the water, garlic powder, mustard powder and sea salt. This will thicken up your cheese sauce and make for a delicious creamy coating for your macaroni. Natural-release pressure for 6 minutes then quick-release the rest of the way. Pressure cook the pasta mixture on high for 0 (zero) minutes. Can you really mess up mac and cheese? That being said, it really is pretty simple to cook the flour and butter together in the beginning. Stir the water, milk, cubed butter, salt, and just the macaroni from the macaroni and cheese package together in the bowl of the Instant Pot until combined. I’ve made instant pot mac and cheese this way in the past, and the result was still a delicious bowl of mac and cheese. Can I Skip The Flour?Ībsolutely! If you don’t feel like making a quick roux, simply skip the flour, and stir in your butter at the end when the elbows finish cooking. This little bit of extra effort is more than worth it. If you are planning ahead, stick with blocks of cheese that you can shred yourself. If it is all you have on hand and you need some mac and cheese immediately, go for it for sure. Extra sharp and cheesy is what we are going for here! Pre-shredded cheese is so easy I know, but it tends to have so much less flavor. This mac and cheese tastes so much better when the cheddar is freshly shredded with a box grater. So so delicious! A Couple Notes… Say No to Pre-Shredded Cheese! I just care too much about my little one ) This instant pot mac and cheese is still super simple to make and tastes only about 10,000 times better than what you’ll get from a box. Now that the mac and cheese needs of the house are bigger than me, the boxed kind simply won’t cut it. I pinky promise I didn’t, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a pretty wonderful perk. I promise you I didn’t have a kid so that I would have an excuse to keep mac and cheese on hand at all times.
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