![]() ![]() It will take some time for your Instant Pot to come to pressure before the actual cook time begins. Remember that the 5 minute cook time isn't the total cook time. Once it’s all melted, you can sit down and enjoy it together! You’ll cook them for a few minutes then add in evaporated milk and cheese. Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker and WarmerĪll you have to do is put chicken broth and noodles into the pressure cooker with butter, salt, and pepper. So once you’ve got your Instant Pot, you’re ready to make Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese for your family! We’ve got a 6-Quart Instant Pot and it works pretty well for our family of three adults and two kids. If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, then you need to get one! I’m pretty sure you can make everything you can dream up in one from breakfast to lunch and on to dinner! Plus there are some amazing dessert recipes out there too! So making food that I know the kids will enjoy that’s also simple for me in the kitchen makes this a winning recipe! On busy nights, easy is always the name of the game. This recipe has quickly become one of my favorites because you can make it all in one pot and it’s easy. So when I got my Instant Pot, it only made sense to try making Pressure Cooker Mac and Cheese! (If you’re looking for another one of my favorite mac and cheese recipes, try Copycat Cheesecake Factory Mac and Cheese!) We’ve tried tons of different macaroni and cheese recipes and always enjoy them. When we go out, she’ll order macaroni and cheese if it’s on the menu and I’m pretty sure she’d eat it for lunch every single day if I let her! Friends and family loved it.I’ve always loved macaroni and cheese and it’s one of my daughter’s favorite foods. The sour cream makes it a little tangier than I like but to have a decent Mac and cheese in about 10 minutes with a fraction of the mess makes it worth it. I would still make a traditional Mac and cheese when given enough time but in a pinch this is pretty good. Even with all of the cheese it still needed salt, which wasn't mentioned in the recipe. I was however impressed by its ease and the spot-on pasta to broth ratio as the mac turned out perfectly al dente! I would definitely try this again with some modifications: either adding some milk (regular or evaporated) and a bit more sour cream, and perhaps a few sprigs of thyme in the cooking portion. I followed this recipe closely and would really rate this recipe 2.5 forks because it wasn't creamy and it was rather bland despite having some tang from the sour cream, sharp cheddar, and dry mustard. But if you like al dente mac and cheese, you might like this recipe. This was unpopular at dinner so I wouldn't make it again. It is a fast and easy recipe, but I spent twice as long trying to get a softer and creamier consistency closer to the homemade stovetop version. I think maybe the instant pot directions were the issue. The taste and consistency was not like homemade macaroni prepared over the stove. My child wouldn't eat it, so I tried pressure cooking it again and adding milk to get a softer, creamier consistency. This recipe called for more butter than I usually add and yet, the final result was dry and not at all creamy. It was very bland and needed a lot of salt and pepper. Also, the recipe calls for sharp cheddar: so, go for old cheddar! If you want to go light, use a lighter sour cream ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Such as using prepared mustard (the wet kind, not dry). The key is, like anything with the instant pot, measuring and following the recipe exactly. This recipe is amazing! I use this all the time for the instant pot since it doesn’t require evaporated milk. ![]() I will definitely be making this again in the future. I used Cracker Barrel Old shredded cheese, and did not find the results to be bland, as others have mentioned - perhaps the secret is to used an Old cheddar. The only thing I had to adjust was the amount of liquid (vegetable broth) used to cook the macaroni - about 1/2 cup less than what’s called for. This is hands down the best mac and cheese I’ve ever had. ![]()
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