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Instant pot macaroni and cheese delayed4/11/2024 ![]() ![]() Looking for red wine to pair with mac and cheese? Try a Red Blend. Look for a light-bodied red wine.Its tart flavor balances out the salty cheese and its bright acidity refreshes your palate. Or, top your dish with some crumbled bacon. Meat: Stir in some browned ground beef, Italian sausage, or kielbasa sausage.Or, use pepper jack cheese in place of the cheddar cheese. Spicy: Stir in some chopped chipotle peppers, hot sauce or cayenne.Or, after your mac and cheese is finished, stir in some frozen peas. Veggies: Add in some small chopped broccoli or cauliflower before cooking.If you find that your mac & cheese becomes too dry, you can add a splash of chicken stock or milk and reheat it over low heat. ![]() How do you keep mac and cheese from drying out? Mozzarella cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, monterey jack and pepper jack are all great options. Tip: Feel free to play around with any combination of cheeses. ![]() Simply set your Instant Pot for half the amount of time of the pasta cooking directions. You will want to adjust your cook time based on the pasta cooking directions on the box. The traditional recipe is made with elbow macaroni, but I like a pasta with lots of nooks and crannies like shells, bowties and rotini. Yes! You can use any shape of pasta for this mac & cheese.When time is up, quick release the pressure and stir in evaporated milk, cheese, butter and nutmeg.Cook on MANUAL high pressure for 4 minutes (or half the time of the cooking time on the box instructions).Lock lid and set the valve to the sealing position.Add macaroni, water, mustard and salt to the inner pot.You could use other spices too, like garlic powder, onion powder, or cumin. But, I love the warmth it gives to the dish. Parmesan Cheese – You can also leave this out and use only cheddar cheese.Or, change up your cheese and swap in gruyere, fontina, gouda, etc. Cheddar Cheese – I most often use medium cheddar cheese.Evaporated Milk – Evaporated milk is most often sold in the grocery store in the baking aisle.Yellow Mustard – This gives the cheese sauce a good tang, but it’s totally optional.Macaroni – Or, use your favorite shaped noodles (more on that below ⬇️). ![]() The boxed stuff has got nothing on this delicious recipe! □ Ingredients needed Elevate your occasion – Even if it’s only a Tuesday night on the sofa with a good Netflix series. You can totally leave them out too.īut, for my adults eating (and loving) this Instant Pot Mac and Cheese, be sure to pour yourself a glass while you’re diving into this mac & cheese. Maybe they’ll even balk at the mustard and nutmeg. Maybe they won’t like the parmesan… So use all cheddar instead. So, I say, if you’re cooking this for kids, feel free to mix things up a bit. But, sneak some black pepper in there and he wouldn’t even touch it. One of my brother’s favorite dishes, and basically the only thing he ate growing up (besides my Nana’s Sunday Gravy) was mac and cheese from the blue box. This is just plain and simple ( and the BEST) Instant Pot Mac and Cheese. They won’t be able to pick out any crazy flavorings going here and they’re going to love it.
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