Description
A flavorful, beefy pasta dish with ham and cheddar made fast in your Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- Dash of salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 1/2 cups beef broth
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 8 ounces macaroni (or another short cut pasta)
- 8 ounces cubed ham
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup bacon crumbles
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease.
- Add in a dash of salt. Stir in the garlic powder, thyme and pepper.
- Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Stir in the mustard. Sprinkle in the macaroni. Dump the ham over the top of the noodles. Don’t stir.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir in the milk, bacon and cheese, until it melts and the milk absorbs into the noodles..
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot