Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Mac and Cheese Recipe
Buttery macaroni noodles smothered in creamy cheddar, Monterey Jack, and parmesan cheese – all made quickly in a pressure cooker.
I may have discovered the most delicious cheesy mac and cheese pressure pot (Instant Pot
or Crock-Pot Multicooker) recipe. It’s SO fast and SO easy, too!
Buttery macaroni noodles smothered in creamy cheddar, Monterey Jack, and parmesan cheese – all made quickly in a pressure cooker. Your family will beg for this dish every single night and it will be hard to say no.
Here is the super easy recipe:
Pressure Cooker Creamy Mac and Cheese Recipe
Buttery macaroni noodles smothered in creamy cheddar, Monterey Jack, and parmesan cheese - all made quickly in a pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 16 oz macaroni or other pasta of choice
- 3 tbsp real butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 5 oz evaporated milk
- 4 cups water
- 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Add uncooked macaroni (or other pasta), spices, butter, and water into the pressure cooker. Attach lid and lock. Cook on "STEAM" for 4 minutes.
- After cook, do a quick release. Add evaporated milk and half of all cheeses. Stir until cheese is melted, then add remaining cheese. Stir until all cheese is melted and gooey!
Video
Watch the how-to video in my post!
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19 Comments on “Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Mac and Cheese Recipe”
Don’t you mean 3 Tablespoons of butter rather than teaspoons. Watching the video, looks like 3 Tbs to me…
Yes, 3 tbsp is what I meant! Thank you for catching that. I just updated the recipe.
This was AWESOME! So fast, easy and best of all delicious
I added cubed ham and it was just perfect.
Thanks!
Yay!
Just got this crockpot. Tried to put steam on for 4 minutes but it would let me only put 1 minute. What am I doing wtong
I have an 8 quart instant pot. Does that matter? Would it be the same?
I believe that is what I have, so should work perfectly!
Made this tonight and it waa awesome. Very creamy and loaded with cheese. Will be making again.
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I love how easy it is. 🙂
I just bought our crock pot yesterday and I was anxious to try the mac and cheese recipe. After the 4 minutes was up and I released the steam, there was still a lot of water left in the pan. What did I do wrong?
Hmmmm, did you buy the same model I’m using?
Any experience with doubling the recipie? How long would it take?
I’ve never tried it!
Hi I tried a crock pot Mac and cheese recipe that was a slow cook one and it came out very gritty. Is this one like that at all? Cause I think the cheese didn’t get hot enough to melt all the way.
This particular recipe is for an Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker, so a slow cooker wouldn’t result in the same outcome.
This was so easy, my first successful Crock Pot XL recipe I made! Thank you! I did need to add a little more milk, but it is fabulous!
Yay!
Will this work with regular milk? I don’t have evaporated milk on hand.
I haven’t tried it, but I would *think* that it would work?