Best Nifs Instant Pot Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

INSTANT POT MACARONI & CHEESE (EASY, STEP-BY-STEP, BEGINNER RECIPE)

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Learn how to make easy Instant Pot mac and cheese with our beginner-friendly, step-by-step recipe. Serve this cheesy macaroni dish as a main with vegetables or salads or as a side dish the whole family will love.

Provided by Instant Pot Eats

Categories Main

Time 21m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound (450 g) uncooked elbow macaroni pasta
4.5 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock (water is fine, add 1 teaspoon salt if not using stock)
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon hot sauce (like Franks or Sriracha)
1 teaspoon mustard (Dijon or yellow, or a little dry mustard powder)
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1-1.5 cups shredded sharp cheese like cheddar
1 cup shredded mild cheese like mozzarella
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
½ to 1 cup hot milk (heat it in a microwave or a pot)
Garnishes: chives or parsley, extra grated cheese, breadcrumbs.

Steps:

Power up in the Instant Pot. Add the dry pasta, stock, butter, hot sauce, mustard, pepper and garlic powder to the inside pot and stir well.
Secure and lock the lid; make sure the pressure handle is pointing to Sealing on Duo Classic. Select Manual/Pressure Cook and adjust the timer to 4 minutes on HIGH pressure. After a few beeps/seconds, the ON sign will come on indicating the pot is heating up and the pressure is building; pressurizing will take about 12 minutes and then the 4-minute timer will begin.
Once the timer is done, use the quick release method to let off the remaining pressure (press the steam knob down or point to Venting on older models). Do not leave on natural release as the pasta will keep cooking!
While releasing the pressure, hover a kitchen towel 20-30 centimetres above the steam jet to catch any foam. Oftentimes, when cooking foods like pasta, some foam can form during cooking. Beware of your hands and face!
Open the lid. Most of the stock/water will be absorbed into the pasta but you might have a little left on the bottom. Stir in half a cup or a cup of hot milk. Follow by adding grated cheeses and stir into the pasta until melted. You can cover the Instant Pot with a lid for a couple of minutes to trap in the heat. If the pasta and cooking broth/milk are not hot enough, you can press the Saute button to heat up the pot sightly.
Taste for seasoning and serve while hot.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cup of cooked, creamy pasta, Calories 442 calories, Sugar 7.9 g, Sodium 545.7 mg, Fat 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, TransFat 0.2 g, Carbohydrate 52.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 22.3 g, Cholesterol 44.2 mg

NIF'S INSTANT POT MACARONI AND CHEESE

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This is absolutely fantastic, if I do say so. It's the first recipe I made in my 6 qt. Instant Pot, by combining some recipes I found with ingredients I had on hand. If you want to use a different shape pasta (not spaghetti, linguini, etc), cut the cooking time listed on the package in half. Enjoy!

Provided by Nif_H

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 25m

Yield 10 Cups, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 lb rotini pasta (500g package)
4 cups chicken broth (900 ml/1 tetra brick)
3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk (1 can, I use partly skimmed)
2 cups cheddar cheese
salt & pepper, to taste

Steps:

Put pasta, broth, butter, and salt in pot.
Set Instant Pot to "pressure cooker" or "manual" on high for 5 minutes. After pot gets up to temperature, it will cook.
When time is up, release steam. If it spits out broth, release steam a little slower.
Set pot to "saute" and add evaporated milk.
Gradually stir in cheese. Add pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 892.7, Fat 37.6, SaturatedFat 22.4, Cholesterol 109.6, Sodium 1280.6, Carbohydrate 96.3, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 4, Protein 40.4