Pressure Recipe – Creamy Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

This yummy, creamy macaroni and cheese is the perfect comfort food! Super simple to make in a pressure cooker, you will have this on the table in no time.

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons hot sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot®)
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 12 ounces American cheese, cubed
• 1 (6 ounce) package processed cheese (such as Velveeta®), cubed
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Combine water, macaroni, butter, mustard powder, hot sauce, and salt in a multi-functional pressure cooker. Stir to combine. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
2. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove lid. Stir the macaroni. Keep pot on the Warm setting. Slowly add American cheese, processed cheese, and Parmesan cheese; allow to melt. Gradually stir in heavy cream until desired thickness is reached.

Nutrition Facts

• calories541
• carbohydrateContent44.8 g
• cholesterolContent90.8 mg
• fatContent30.2 g
• fiberContent1.8 g
• proteinContent22.1 g
• saturatedFatContent18.3 g
• sodiumContent1294.1 mg
• sugarContent3.3 g