MACARONI AND CHEESE IN AN INSTANT POT FREE
MACARONI AND CHEESE IN AN INSTANT POT MAC

Could you leave this out? Sure you probably could, but in my opinion, if you want good macaroni and cheese you NEED the butter, it’s just not the same without it.

MACARONI AND CHEESE IN AN INSTANT POT FREE

Feel free to use any type of pasta you’d like for this, the possibilities are endless!

MACARONI AND CHEESE IN AN INSTANT POT MAC

We really try to eat healthy 90% of the time and let me tell you that making mac and cheese at home with fresh, REAL ingredients is so much better than the boxed stuff! Not only is it better for you, but the taste is incredible! Moderation is key and I think everyone needs a bowl of this cheesy deliciousness every now and then. This mac and cheese definitely hits the spot and well I added in some fresh broccoli because, you know, BALANCE. No need to drain water or use multiple dishes either, just one pot with little clean-up! I don’t know about you, but these past few months have been pretty stressful during quarantine and with being home ALL the time, sometimes your family just needs a little comfort food. Just dump all the ingredients in and you get perfectly cooked, delicious food every single time. You guys this recipe is spot on and couldn’t be any easier to make, that’s why I love cooking with my Instant Pot. Ah classic comfort food at its finest and definitely one of my favorite meals growing up as a kid! It doesn’t get much better than cheesy, delicious, homemade macaroni and cheese and making this in the Instant Pot is a total GAME CHANGER. A meal that every family member is sure to love.Creamy and delicious Instant Pot Mac & Cheese with Broccoli easily made in under 10 minutes for the perfect comfort food meal your whole family will love! But the end result speaks for itself: A family-size serving of homemade mac and cheese that rivals any packaged variety. Making homemade macaroni and cheese in the Instant Pot almost feels too easy or too good to be true (at least that’s what I thought the first time I made this recipe). Just prep the pasta in the Instant Pot, shred the cheese, whisk the ingredients, and walk away.

No babysitting or continuous whisking and stirring required. With just one pot and about 20 ish minutes (when you factor in the time it takes for the pot to come to pressure), the Instant Pot cooks the pasta noodles, melts the cheese, and warms the cream sauce. The Instant Pot (or any electric pressure cooker you choose to use) simplifies the task of making homemade macaroni and cheese. Maybe you remember the butternut squash mac and cheese, or the classic mac and cheese? Today, let’s make another version of a classic mac and cheese, this time using the Instant Pot. I’ve shared recipes for homemade mac and cheese in the past. And this is where today’s recipe enters our chat… It doesn’t take long to make your own oatmeal, and the homemade version tastes so much better than the artificially-flavored packages.Īnd instead of reaching for the mac and cheese box, make your own. Instead of grabbing a flavored package of instant oats, pick up rolled oats, maple syrup, milk, and cinnamon. Grab some olive oil on your way out, and then head home to make a nourishing bowl of homemade mashed potatoes. Then head over to the dairy department and look for the cleanest butter option (hint: the ingredient list should only include one word, cream, and possibly salt). Instead of reaching for the box of instant mashed potatoes, visit the produce aisle and fill your grocery basket with the potatoes. Real food is things that your great-grandmother (or someone’s great-grandmother) would recognize.” Here’s how food advocate Micheal Pollan sums up real food, “Real food doesn’t have a long ingredient list, isn’t advertised on TV, and it doesn’t contain stuff like maltodextrin or sodium tripolyphosphate. Real food is simply about embracing real ingredients, and learning to prepare these ingredients to create tasty meals. Real food isn’t about restrictions, dieting, fancy ingredients, or subsisting off salads and kale. One of the reasons I love our real food lifestyle is the comforting meals I grew up enjoying - like macaroni and cheese - are completely acceptable. Not a hidden-veggie macaroni and cheese, just a good ol’, rich and creamy, comfort-food mac and cheese. Every so often you just need mac and cheese. Let’s take a break from all the veggie-heavy meals we’ve been making lately (and all the CSA talk - I’ve been quite enthusiastic about that topic lately, see my beet smoothie, cauliflower tacos, and winter slaw recipes if you’ve missed my musings on CSAs).

Macaroni and cheese in an instant pot