Creamy 15-Minute Instant Pot® Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Is Fantastic Pasta Side Dishes Instant Pot Recipe Budget-friendly
Macaroni and cheese is a family favorite. While scrolling through Facebook, one of those enticing, draw-you-in food videos popped up in my feed for an Instant Pot® macaroni and cheese recipe. After quickly surveying my kitchen, the realization that not all the ingredients were accounted for started to sink in. What to do? Improvise!
The result was a creamy mac and cheese, another successful Instant Pot® endeavor and ... food coma. To make this budget-friendly creamy macaroni and cheese recipe you will need a bag of elbow macaroni, butter, heavy cream, ground mustard, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Serve this food coma Instant Pot® recipe for lunch or a vegetarian dinner, or as a side dish with dinner. This mac and cheese would be a great addition to your Thanksgiving menu (it doesn't take up oven space!).
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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 bag (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup heavy cream, evaporated milk or whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
- 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
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Recipes Notes
- Turn this into a meal by adding chopped brisket, sausage or ham. Diced jalapeno, onion and bacon would also not be frowned upon.
- Tabasco sauce adds just a little heat and flavor to this mac and cheese.
Here's how to make it:
- Put the noodles, butter, water, cream and mustard in your Instant Pot®. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and stir to combine.
- Cook on the steam sitting on high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Quick release after 4 minutes and open lid.
- Add the cheeses and a few shakes of Tabasco sauce, if using. Stir well.
- Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories: 608
Total Fat: 23.7g
Saturated Fat: 14.3g
Cholesterol: 67mg
Sodium: 417mg
Total Carbohydrate: 70.2g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Total Sugars: 4g
Protein: 27.7g
Vitamin D: 16mcg
Calcium: 486mg
Iron: 3mg
Potassium: 285mg
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