Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners
Tons of easy Instant Pot recipes for beginners are here like this cheesy chili mac recipe below! Try them all in your electric pressure cooker and let us know what you think!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or spicy sausage is great
- 1 packet chili seasoning dry mix
- 1 medium onion diced
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 c macaroni dry noodles, elbow macaroni
- 1 c beef broth
- 4 oz diced chiles
- 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
- 14.5 oz kidney beans not drained
- 2 c cheese we like sharp cheddar
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to saute and add your olive oil. When it is hot add your diced onion and ground beef or sausage.
- Cook until meat is no longer pink on the outside (but not fully cooked, it will cook more in the next step). Turn pot off at this time.
- Sprinkle in chili seasoning and stir in with meat until it is nice and coated. Then add your tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, kidney beans (not drained), and beef broth. Stir.
- Sprinkle in your uncooked noodles on to the top and gently submerge into the liquid. DO NOT stir in.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 5 minutes followed by a quick release.
- Lift lid, stir contents and then add 1 cup of your cheese. Stir again so cheese can melt.
- Now you can either stir in the other cup into the mixture, or sprinkle it on top and put your lid back on ajar just long enough for it to melt on top.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream on top of each bowl!
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Nutrition
Serving: 3oz | Calories: 572kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 644mg | Potassium: 894mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 725IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 347mg | Iron: 5mg