Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

from pinchofyum.com

144 cooks on pinchofyum.com rate it 4.3★.

hands-on5m
waitingnone
makes6
each$0.77
kcal401
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.

this recipe typical
cheese62%112%
dairy0%168%
fat9%13%
salt1%1%
different cheeses1.01.0
melt idx0.70.6
cheese flavor idx0.50.6
stretch idx0.40.3

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 120 for gloopiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

454 g1 pound uncooked elbow pasta
946 g4 cups water
6 g1 teaspoon salt
43 g3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
282 g2 1/2 cups shredded cheese
up to 1/2 cup whole milk

Method: 2 steps, published by pinchofyum.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“APRIL This series could not have come at a better time for me! I just received an instant pot as a gift and I have no idea what to do with it. I’m realizing how ridiculous that sounds as I type this, given that were in the age of Google and all, but still. I h” — a cook
“EDWARD I finally got an instant pot and tried this. I’m sold. Who knew you could make mac and cheese with so little fuss? I added some fried smoked sausage as and added it with the other stuff. I put the milk in the Vitamix with one dried guajillo chili. Not s” — a cook
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