Can I confess a little secret? I LOVE mac and cheese. All types of mac and cheese. With this Instant Pot family dinner recipe, I feel a little bit more like an adult since it has some lobster in it.
If you don’t like lobster, you can leave it out, but it’s delicious in this recipe! It’s basically mac and cheese for adults (or those with a more refined palate!) Or you can find our original recipe for Instant Pot Mac and Cheese HERE.
There are SO many things you can make in the Instant Pot! Ever since the Instant Pot became a thing, we have been loving creating new and exciting recipes for it! Some of my favorites are our Instant Pot cheesy penne pasta, Instant Pot pork chile verde, Instant Pot lasagna, and of course the fun Instant Pot churro bites!
But, don’t limit yourself to just those. We have a ton of recipes you need to try. In the meantime take a look at what you need to make this Instant Pot lobster mac and cheese.
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Ingredients to Instant Pot mac and cheese:
- Macaroni noodles
- Chicken broth
- Onion powder
- Hot sauce
- Butter
- Garlic
- Lobster (cooked)
- Milk
- Mozzarella
- Cheddar cheese
- Pepper jack cheese
You need these essentials for this Instant Pot dinner:
- Instant Pot
- Wooden spoon (THESE keep the cheese from sticking too much!)
- Skillet
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How to make Instant Pot mac and cheese:
This recipe is pretty easy and fast to whip up. Start by placing the uncooked macaroni noodles into the bottom of the Instant Pot, and then pour in the chicken broth, making sure that noodles are covered by the broth.
Then add in the onion powder and hot sauce into the Instant Pot. And then you need to put the lid on top of the instant pot and make sure it sealed. Then, turn the knob to the “sealing” position and then press the “manual” button and set the timer to 5 minutes.
While the noodles are cooking in the Instant Pot, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once the butter has completely melted, add in the minced garlic and lobster and saute it all together for 2-3 minutes.
Once the cooking time runs out, you have to turn the knob to the “venting” position to do a quick release. You don’t want to let the Instant Pot do a natural release, because then your noodles will cook too long and be mushy.
Then, once the Instant Pot has depressurized, open the lid and pour in the milk and add in the cheeses and stir it together until the cheese has completely melted and creamy.
Lastly, add in the seasoned lobster and add in salt and pepper to your liking. Then it ready to serve.
Sometimes, I even add peas to my mac and cheese to make it healthy and hide the vegetables from my kids, and from myself. 😉 You could even add in some broccoli in there too if you’re not a fan of peas.
If you are looking for a tasty side to add with this lobster mac check out these cheddar bay buscuits recipe from Allrecipes.com!
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Instant Pot Lobster Mac and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces macaroni, uncooked
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ pound lobster, cooked
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded pepper jack cheese
Equipment
Instructions
- Place the uncooked macaroni, chicken broth, onion powder and hot sauce into the Instant Pot.
- Set valve to sealing and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. After cooking time runs out, do a quick release.
- While cooking, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and lobster and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the milk and cheese to the instant pot and stir until cheese is melted and creamy. Stir in lobster and season with salt and pepper as needed.
Nutrition
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Can you use shrimp in place of the lobster in this recipe?
We haven’t used shrimp, but it will work great too.
This sounds amazing! I am sure you can use any cooked seafood correct (shrimp, lobster, scallops)?
Yes, any seafood of choice would be delicious with mac and cheese.
Can you use canned Crab Meat instead of Lobster
Canned Crab Meat should work too.