Thats why I jumped when I saw the pressure cooker macaroni and cheese in Pressure Cooker Perfection. Food. They pressure cook the pasta and spices in a small amount of water, treating it like a risotto. This trick really speeds up the recipe no waiting for a pot of water to boil, no draining, and one pressure cooker pot to clean. Weeknight macaroni and cheese is now within my reach. Video How to make Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese 5 1. Video Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese You. Pressure Cooker Lobster Whole CookingTube. Recipe Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese. Adapted from Americas Test Kitchen Pressure Cooker Perfection. Equipment Print. Description. Pressure Cooker mac and cheese quick, easy, and better than the dreaded blue box. Ingredients. 1 pound dried elbow macaroni. Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 2 teaspoons table salt. Parmigiano cheese. Bread Crumb Topping optionalInstructions. Pressure cook the pasta and spices Stir the macaroni, butter, mustard, hot pepper sauce, salt, and 4 cups water in the pressure cooker pot. Lock the lid on the pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes in an electric PC or stovetop PC. For the Instant Pot, use Manual mode, 4 minutes. When the cooking time is done, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Stir in the evaporated milk and cheese Turn the heat under the pot down to low or turn the electric pressure cooker to saut low or keep warm mode, and stir in the evaporated milk. Test a piece of pasta by taking a bite it should be al dente, but cooked through. If the pasta is still tough in the middle, simmer it for a few minutes, until it is tender. Stir in the cheese one handful at a time, stirring constantly and waiting for the current handful to melt before adding the next handful. Top with breadcrumbs and broil Optional step, if you like a toasted bread crumb topping Pour the macaroni into a 3 quart broiler safe dish, patting it down to level out the surface. Sprinkle the panko over the macaroni and cheese in an even layer. Broil the macaroni and cheese on high until the bread crumbs are toasted, about 5 minutes. Check the bread crumbs often they go from pale brown to burnt in a flash. Notes. 4 cups of water is just enough to cook 1 pound 1. No draining is necessary the water will be absorbed by the pasta. If you have a smaller box of pasta 1. Everything else can stay the same. Ready to pressure cook the macaroni. Notes Serve with a bottle of hot sauce at the table. I like Franks Red Hot or the smoky flavor of El Yucateco chipotle hot sauce. Oh, and some cheap bubbly and sweet hot mustard are also nice. I have burned too many bread crumbs in my day. I always I set a timer for 1 minute intervals while Im broiling. That way, if I get distracted by a homework meltdownjust to pick a hypothetical example, I have the timer to remind me Oh no The breadcrumbsWhat do you thinkQuestions Other ideas Leave them in the comments section below. Related Posts Click here for my other pressure cooker recipesEnjoyed this post Want to help out Dad. Cooks. Dinner Subscribe to Dad. Cooks. Dinner using the RSS or Email options on the right, link to this post from your blog, recommend Dad. Cooks. Dinner to your friends, or buy something from Amazon.