Name: Instant Pot Protein Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 16 oz. elbow macaroni (whole wheat pasta works too!); 4 cups chicken broth (or any broth); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder; 2 teaspoons dijon mustard; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1 cup 2% cottage cheese; 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt; 3 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

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Instant Pot Protein Mac and Cheese

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

31% of a 2,000 cal day

611KCAL

Protein

26g52% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat18g

23%

Saturated9g

45%

Unsaturated9g

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Total Carbs87g

32%

Fiber8g

28%

Total Sugars6g

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incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch73g

—

Sodium923mg

40%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Creamy mac and cheese made in the Instant Pot with added protein from cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. Rich and satisfying, it's ready in 30 minutes with extra nutrition.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

16 ozelbow macaroni — whole wheat pasta works too!
4 cupschicken broth — or any broth
2 tbspunsalted butter
1½ tspgarlic powder
2 tspdijon mustard
½ tspsalt
2 cupsshredded cheddar cheese
1 cup2% cottage cheese
½ cupnonfat Greek yogurt
3 tbspheavy cream — or whole milk
½ tspfreshly ground pepper

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Fit Foodie FindsLee Funke’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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