{"id":41883,"date":"2026-11-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41883"},"modified":"2026-11-06T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:41:15","slug":"creamy-mac-and-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41883","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Mac and Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41935\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Creamy Mac and Cheese\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Creamy-Mac-and-Cheese.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Creamy Mac and Cheese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 T. unsalted butter, softened<\/p>\n<p>2 C. whole milk, plus more as needed<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. heavy cream<\/p>\n<p>6 oz. cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n<p>1 garlic clove (optional)<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. dry mustard powder<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 tsp. kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/8 tsp. cayenne pepper<\/p>\n<p>Pinch of grated nutmeg<\/p>\n<p>8 oz. macaroni pasta<\/p>\n<p>8 oz. grated sharp or extra-sharp cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brush 1 T. of the butter over the bottom of the pressure cooker. In a blender, blend the milk, cream, cream cheese, remaining 1 T. butter, garlic, dry mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg. Add the cream cheese mixture and the macaroni to the pressure cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. \tRelease the pressure manually. Stir the noodles, and if they look dry, stir in more milk to taste. If the noodles are too al dente to your liking, stir in the cheddar, then cover and let the pot sit for 5 to 10 minutes; the noodles will cook a little more just sitting in the pot.  Otherwise, stir in the cheese and serve immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 6<br \/>\nServing Size: about 1 C.<\/p>\n<p>Calories: 511<br \/>\nFat: 33 g<br \/>\nFiber: 1 g<br \/>\nProtein: 18 g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Mac and Cheese &nbsp; 2 T. unsalted butter, softened 2 C. whole milk, plus more as needed 1\/4 C. heavy cream 6 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 garlic clove (optional) 1 tsp. dry mustard powder 3\/4 tsp. kosher salt 1\/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1\/8 tsp. cayenne pepper Pinch of grated nutmeg 8 oz. macaroni pasta 8 oz. grated sharp or extra-sharp cheddar cheese &nbsp; Brush 1 T. of the butter over the bottom of the pressure cooker&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=41883\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[122,199,135,88],"class_list":["post-41883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meat-free","category-starches","tag-cheese","tag-instant-pot","tag-nutritional-information-provided","tag-pasta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50363,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41883\/revisions\/50363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}