Instant Pot Butter Chicken Mac n Cheese

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Put your Instant Pot on high sauté mode.
  2. 2Add a little bit of oil and your cut up chicken breast.
  3. 3Add one can of tomato paste and sauté that down just to get rid of the raw taste.
  4. 4Add your spices (Fadwa Masala butter chicken masala, salt, red chili, and optionally red chili flakes).
  5. 5Sauté the spices down.
  6. 6Add one box of cavatappi pasta (or your preferred pasta shape).
  7. 7Add enough water to barely cover the pasta, making sure it is evenly distributed and under the water.
  8. 8Add the lid to the Instant Pot.
  9. 9Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes (adjust time based on pasta shape, reference caption instructions).
  10. 10Release the pressure once cooking is done.
  11. 11Add some heavy cream.
  12. 12Add a generous amount of cheese, using a blend of cheddar and mozzarella.
  13. 13Mix it all up.

Ingredients

  • 1 box pasta shape of your choice
  • 1 chicken breast cut into small cubes
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • Neutral oil
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 8 oz cheddar cheese
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese
  • 3 tsp Fadwa Masala Butter Chicken masala
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp red chili powder or flakes
  • 1.5 tbsp packet butter chicken masala (do not add extra salt or red chili)
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 0.5 tsp garam masala
  • 0.5 tsp ginger powder
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper

Equipment

Instant Pot

Tips

  • Mozzarella gives that cheese pull that everybody loves.
  • The mac and cheese will thicken as it cools and as the cheese melts in.