![]() ![]() 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. The cellulose coated cheese causes cream sauces to have a slightly gritty, "floury-type" taste.Īlso if you want really, really creamy Macaroni and Cheese, use 8 oz of Kraft Velveeta Prepared Cheese Product or add a mix with hand grated Cheddar and Parmesan.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. Pre-shredded packaged cheese contains a cellulose coating to prevent moisture forming that causes clumping. I think you'll love this Instant Pot recipe! Make sure to use block form cheese and hand grate it at home whenever making any Macaroni and Cheese. ![]() Boxed Macaroni and Cheese has ingredients that I can't pronounce, not to mention, any idea what they are. What's great about this recipe is that you know exactly what ingredients are in it. Wow, was I ever wrong! This recipe for Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese is so easy, creamy, and delicious! There's no draining water after cooking the pasta and it's all in one pot. When I bought an Instant Pot I thought, there is no way I can make pasta in this. Sometimes when I'm feeling a little nostalgic I might make a box, on a cheat day of course.lol. I have to admit that I have more than a few store bought boxes of Macaroni and Cheese in my "hurricane ready" pantry. How can anyone resist the gooey creamy cheese sauce mixed with the little tubes of macaroni? YUM!!! It's so comforting and filling! I remember being so excited to eat Macaroni and Cheese when I was a kid and always finishing every bite. ![]()
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