Instant Pot Velveeta Mac and Cheese

velveeta mac & cheese on plate with chicken

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4.49 from 31 votes

Instant Pot Velveeta Mac and Cheese

Creamy and delicious Mac & Cheese made easily in the Instant Pot. Great weeknight side dish or entree.

Prep Time2

Cook Time6

Total Time8

Course: dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheesesteak, pasta, instant pot, comfort food, mac and cheese, pasta, side dish

Servings:

Calories: 367kcal

Author: foodyschmoody

Equipment

1 Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

8 ounces elbow macaroni or other small pasta shape
2 tablespoon butter
2 cup water
1 teaspoon salt I always use kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
6 ounce velveeta cheese cubed
⅓ cup milk more to achieve desired consistency

Instructions

Place butter in Instant Pot.Set Instant Pot to saute and allow butter to melt. Turn off saute mode. Add water, salt, pepper and pasta.
Cover and lock lid in place and make sure the vent is set to sealed. Set timer to 6 minutes high pressure cooking.
When timer is up, carefully switch to venting and allow pressure to release.
The Instant Pot should now have switched to "keep warm" mode, leave it on "keep warm" and stir in cubed cheese and ⅓ C milk. Add more milk in small quantities if desired, depending on how you prefer the consistency.
Adjust for salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Notes

Be sure your pressure cooker is set to "high pressure". Some cookers default to this but some do not. If you're machine has presets do not use them, sometimes certain grain presets go to low pressure.

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