Description
A quick and easy one-pot pasta dinner loaded with seasoned ground pork, tender macaroni and a homemade creamy pepper jack cheese sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz ground pork
- 1 cup diced onion
- 3 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 cups chicken or beef broth
- 8 oz elbow macaroni
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup diced bell peppers (your color of choice)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the pork and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the garlic, salt, pepper, chili powder, smoked paprika, oregano, cumin and coriander.
- Pour in the vinegar and broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Sprinkle in the pasta, don’t stir.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- While the pressure cooker is doing it’s thing heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the butter and let it melt. Whisk in the flour and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the peppers. Slowly pour in the milk, whisking the whole time. Stir until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat. Stir in the cheese until melted.
- Remove the Instant Pot lid. Stir the pepper jack cheese sauce into the Instant Pot.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Pasta, Pork
- Method: Instant Pot