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Instant Pot Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese
Homemade hamburger helper! Quick, easy, budget-friendly, and tastes SO much better than the boxed mix. A family (and childhood) favorite!
Original recipe: damndelicious.net
- Yield:
- 4 servings
- Prep:
- 20 min
- Cook:
- 20 min
- Total:
- 40 min
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 medium sweet onion (diced)
- 1/2 green bell pepper (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 12 ounces elbow macaroni
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Set a 6-qt Instant Pot® to the high saute setting. Heat olive oil; add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Add onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic, paprika and oregano until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in beef stock, tomato sauce and pasta; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Stir in cheese and heavy cream until cheese has melted, about 1-2 minutes; stir in parsley.
- Serve immediately.