CREAMY PRESSURE COOKER MACARONI AND CHEESE

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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.

Provided by Christina

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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.
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 : Calories 541 calories, Carbohydrate 44.8 g, Cholesterol 90.8 mg, Fat 30.2 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 22.1 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 1294.1 mg, Sugar 3.3 g