Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Name: Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 400 g macaroni; 700 ml water; 200 g cheddar, grated; 100 ml milk; 2 tbsp butter

Ultra-creamy mac and cheese cooked entirely in the pot - no draining, no separate cheese sauce.

American Vegetarian Instant Pot Family Kids One-Pot Cheese

⏱ 20 min
📊 easy
🍽 Family

Ingredients

400 g macaroni
700 ml water
200 g cheddar, grated
100 ml milk
2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Add macaroni, water and butter to the Instant Pot.
Pressure cook on High for 4 minutes, then quick release.
Stir in milk, then cheese a handful at a time off the heat.

Serve immediately while creamy.

💡 Chef's tip

Stir the cheese in off the heat, a handful at a time - dumping it all in at once can make it seize.

Cooking the pasta directly in just enough water means the leftover starchy liquid becomes the base of the sauce, so the cheese melts into a silky coating instead of a grainy clump.