Box macaroni and cheese in instant pot mac#

Box macaroni and cheese in instant pot mac#

You can store leftover Instant Pot mac and cheese in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. You should transfer it to a serving dish to prevent it from becoming mushy. The mac and cheese will continue to cook if it sits in the warm pressure cooker. Cooled off pasta can’t fully melt cheese. Right after the pasta finishes cooking, make sure you add the heavy cream and shredded cheese to the pot. To prevent overcooking, it’s important to rapidly release the pressure and promptly drain the pasta. The pasta shouldn’t sit in the IP for an extended period of time. The proper ratio of liquid to pasta is important to achieve perfectly cooked macaroni with just the right bite. Measure the pasta and water correctly.Any of these will take the standard mac and cheese up a notch. Try some different combinations that sound tasty. Veggies: leftover steamed (or roasted) broccoli, mushrooms, sautéed onions, fresh spinach etcīasically, there’s an endless number of options.Cooked ground beef and diced tomatoes (add salt and pepper as well).Extra cheese (parmesan, smoked gouda, cheddar, monterey jack etc).Taco meat! You can also stir in some diced tomatoes and cheddar cheese.Sliced cooked hot dogs (and some peas if you’d like).So when, or directly after you mix in the milk and cheese powder. A random childhood memory for you.įor each of the ideas, you would just stir it in after noodles have cooked. My mom was a make it from scratch kind-of person (and I tend to follow her in that – thus boxed mac and cheese and store bought bread being something my kids get excited about) but I remember one time she made boxed mac and cheese and added peas and hot dogs to it. And bonus, all of these would work for homemade macaroni and cheese as well. Here are some ideas to help you jazz it up. We all know there’s nothing fancy about boxed mac and cheese. I do not have this problem when using the amounts listed above, though.)

(If it happens to be too liquid-y, you can turn the Instant Pot to sauté and cook, while stirring, a few minutes until the liquid absorbs. Dump both cheese pouches over the milk and butter. Use a wooden spoon to break apart the noodles and stir them. You will see some water, but that’s okay. Turn Instant Pot to High Pressure and set the time for 4 minutes.Īfter the time has completed do a Quick Release and turn pot off. Place the noodles from both boxes into the instant pot. (There’s a recipe card at the end of the post with all of these instructions.) These are the instructions for an 8 quart Instant Pot. Instant Pot Boxed Mac and Cheese Instructions I actually enjoy making macaroni and cheese from scratch and it’s how I always make it when we have it for dinner.īut boxed mac and cheese has become a fun once a week lunch that the kids look forward to. There’s no waiting for the water to boil to add the noodles and no having the drain the water after the noodles are cooked.

Before you dismiss the idea (because after all isn’t boxed mac and cheese one of the easiest things to make anyway), let me tell you I prefer this method because the noodles and water go into the Instant Pot and I don’t have to touch it until after the time is up.