Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

ByAlexis
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This Mac and Cheese is so simple and so fast. If that doesn't win you over, the fact that it is the best-tasting homemade Mac ever should seal the deal!

A pressure cooker, and all the ingredients needed for mac and cheese sitting together on a counter
Small shell noodles being poured into a pressure cooker
1 lb dry pasta
Four cups of broth being poured on the noodles sitting in the pressure cooker
4 cups broth (4 cups hot water and 1 ½ tablespoon bullion paste)
Butter being placed in a pressure cooker on top of noodles and broth
3 tablespoon salted butter
A wooden spoon adjusting the vent of a pressure cooker
Cook 4 minutes, then quick release
cheese being added to the noodles cooked for Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
2 cups Cheddar Jack Cheese, 1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese
Heavy cream being added to Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
1 ½ cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instant Pot Mac and Cheese being missed together inside the pressure cooker
Mix and mix
hand holding glass bowl of Instant Pot Mac and Cheese in front of a pressure cooker
Serve and devour
A pressure cooker, and all the ingredients needed for mac and cheese sitting together on a counter

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A pressure cooker, and all the ingredients needed for mac and cheese sitting together on a counter

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

By Alexis
This is fast, easy, and 100% the bet homemade Mac and Cheese I've ever tasted
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Equipment

  • Glass Measuring Cups
  • Pressure Cooker Does not have to be Instant Pot
  • Porcelain Bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb dry pasta we like small shells
  • 4 cups broth or 4 cups hot water with 1 ½ tablespoon better than bullion paste
  • 3 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese
  • 1 ½ cup heavy. cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions
 

  1. In the Instant Pot, combine the dry pasta, broth, and butter.
  2. Place lid to lock and cook 4 minutes.
  3. Quick Steam release (I always use a wooden spoon so as to avoid a steam burn)
  4. Remove lid and stir in cheese, cream, seasonings.
  5. Enjoy!

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