Go Back Email Link
–+ servings
A bowl of creamy pasta shells with ground meat and melted cheese, perfect for meat lovers, garnished with chopped chives. A colorful towel is on the side. An Instant Pot stands proudly in the background on a wooden surface, hinting at this pressure cooker mac and cheese's delicious origin.
Print Recipe
5 from 2 votes

Meat Lovers Pressure Cooker Mac and Cheese

This meat lovers pressure cooker mac and cheese recipe is creamy and filled with bacon and sausage! A hearty Instant Pot dinner anyone will love for sure.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, dinner, homemade, instant pot, mac n cheese, macaroni and cheese, meat lovers, pasta, pressure cooker, sausage
Servings: 4
Author: Justine

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 c pasta measurement made with uncooked noodles using measuring cup, elbow or small shells
  • 4 c water
  • 1 c evaporated milk or more
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/2-3/4 c bacon precooked, diced
  • 1/2-3/4 c sausage precooked, crumbled, spicy ground sausage is best
  • 3 c cheese mix of cheddar and jack is great

Instructions

  • Add your uncooked noodles and water to your pressure cooker. Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 2 minutes. Then turn your pot off.
  • Do a quick release, drain water and put cooked noodles back into your pot.
  • Set your Instant Pot to saute low and add your butter until it melts.
  • Then add your evaporated milk and cheese, stir until cheese is melted.
  • Add your bacon and sausage (and any other precooked meats), stir in gently and serve immediately for best taste! Add more evaporated milk as you like to thin it out.
  • ** Note - if you only want to dirty one pot then after you drain your noodles keep noodles out of your pot and put your pot back into your pressure cooker. Set to saute normal and cook your diced bacon and crumbled ground sausage in your pot, then drain grease (or keep in), add butter until it melts, and then continue with next steps. Add cooked noodles, evaporated milk, cheese, stir and then you're done.

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 884kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 1069mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1290IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 800mg | Iron: 1.7mg