Turn off heat, cover, and let sit for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir just until melted. Add onion powder, mustard powder, pepper, paprika, cream cheese, and heavy cream and stir until smooth. When the pasta is cooked, release the pressure and turn the Instant Pot to SAUTÉ - LOW. Add bread crumbs and toast until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Use 4 cups of water instead of the 2 cups chicken broth/2 cups water mixture. Return the lid on the pot and continue cooking. After 30 Minutes of slow cooking on high, remove the lid and stir the pasta. Place the lid on top and Slow Cook on High for 2 Hours, or on Low for 3 ½ -4 Hours. I’ve made a video, to capture the process. Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken broth, diced sundried tomatoes, and penne pasta. Do not stir the pasta in, it is better if it isn’t all sitting on the bottom of the. I simply dumped the water in the pot, added 4 Tablespoons of butter, and dumped in the mac and cheese. This is truly a five ingredient Instant Pot Mac and cheese Recipe. So, making my mac and cheese was super easy. I just love how quick it seems with the Instant Pot! Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the Instant Pot. Of course, if you don’t have an Instant Pot, you could use a slow cooker or another electric pressure cooker, with very similar results. This Instant Pot Mac and Cheese was so simple to throw together. Keep in mind that the sharper or stronger the taste of cheese, the better your Instant Pot Mac and Cheese will be. This specific recipe calls for Colby Jack and Parmesan Cheese. We wanted the best mac & cheese recipe! We wanted homemade! We decided to try it out in the Instant Pot and it turned out great! We were not disappointed by this easy mac & cheese recipe, that’s for sure! We decided this past week, that we had to make an easy mac & cheese recipe, but we knew we didn’t want the cheap, sometimes tasteless boxed version. YES! I’m not sure why I don’t make it more often, really, because in the Instant Pot, Macaroni & Cheese is so easy! Probably just about as easy as it is to make the boxed version! Can you make Mac and Cheese in the Instant Pot? One of my kids’ favorite side dishes that we eat, when we go to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving dinner each year, is her homemade macaroni and cheese.