Disclosure: I received this product in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
How many of you enjoy cooking? I actually love to cook for my family. I feel great when I can make a meal that we can all enjoy. Sometimes I just don’t have the time to make something though. It’s always nice to have some great products in the kitchen that can make meal time easier. The usual crock pot is a favorite of mine because you can throw everything in there and within hours it’s done.
Have you ever tried using a pressure cooker before? I received a power pressure cooker xl one to review, and before getting it I had never used one before. I honestly didn’t even really know much about it either. After reading about it more and actually being able to use this product, I was amazed at how quick the food can get done. If you’re wanting to make a meal for your family, but not have to really keep much of an eye on it, then a pressure cooker is a great choice to have. I’m so glad that I have this product in my home now. I know it’s going to be used often.
At first I was going to use this product for canning so that I could start canning items, but I realized I didn’t have the rack that had to go inside it. Since I didn’t have that at the time and I really wanted to try this product out, I decided to make some mac and cheese. This is one of my daughters favorite meals, so I decided I would make this for them.
I made sure to plug-in the pressure cooker and get things all ready to go. For this mac and cheese I first put in some butter and waited for that to melt.
Once the butter was melted, I put in some water and elbow macaroni. For this I pressed the chicken/meat butter til the water was all absorbed by the noodles.
Once that was done, I shut that off and put in the milk and cheese. Then I put the lid on and made sure to lock that. After that I pressed on the rice button and made sure it was on for ten minutes. Then all I had to do was let it do its job and cook the meal for me. Once it’s done it will shut off and switch to warm on its own. I thought that was great that it automatically stopped and switched right over to warm. That means once it’s done it will keep the food warm for you so when you’re ready to eat it’s still warm.
Once it was done we were able to serve it up right away. My girls and I loved this dish and we will be making this again. I was very happy with the way our mac and cheese turned out. I let my youngest try a little bit at first to make sure she loved it, and since she did I gave her more.
This pressure cooker is an amazing product! I was very surprised to see how fast all the food could cook. I can’t wait to cook up some more recipes with this product. I didn’t have to use much for ingredients for this recipe either. You can find the recipe below if you’d like to try it out for yourself.
Ingredients:
- 1 box of elbow macaroni
- 3 cups of shredded cheese of your choice
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups milk
- 2 tbsp. butter
Directions:
Melt the butter in your pressure cooker first. Then add the noodles and water and click the meat button and cook til the water has all been absorbed. Then you want to shut that off and put the cheese and milk in. Then click the rice button and set it for 10 minutes. That’s it! Once the ten minutes are up it will shut off and turn to warm. It’s a simple dish and very delicious!
If you’re looking for a great way to cook up some meals for your family, then I would highly recommend getting the power pressure cooker xl. This has been a great product to have around for us, and I’m excited to continue to use it. I actually just let my father borrow this the other day because he wanted to cook up a roast. I’m sure that it’s going to turn out amazing for him as well! I can come back and let you all know how that goes for him!
What would you love to cook in the power pressure cooker xl?
Disclosure: I received this product in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
This looks really good!! Great tutorial by the way my daughter and i can defintely do this together.
Definitely! My girls can help me make many meals with this. I love it!
I would absolutely love one of those! My grandmother used to cook with a pressure cooker all the time, and it made the best meals.
I’m glad to hear it! This was my first time using one and I already love it.
Honestly, I am happy with my slow cooker. It may be “slow” but I love how my meat dishes turn out – very tender and flavorful. I would love to try cooking in a power pressure cooker, but I am not sure if I am ready to purchase one yet. Thanks for the review.
You’re welcome. I don’t think you’d be disappointed with this. You can cook so many meals with this and even can food! I love mine.
This is PERFECT we needed something for dinner and I was not sure what to make! This looks WAY creamy than what I make!
It did turn out great. My youngest and I loved it the most. The pressure cooker is amazing!
I would love to have a p ower pressure cooker! This looks like a great kitchen appliance to cook with!
It is an amazing appliance to have. I think they work so good for cooking meals.
i have never used a pressure cooker but this looks easy and amazing! I really need to make this mac and cheese!
It sure was easy to use. I love that you can make meals so quick with this too.
I would cook everything in it! I would love to see this as a giveaway item in the future if possible.
There are many things to cook with it. I can’t wait to start canning items too.
I’ve never tried a pressure cooker, but I’m amazed at how quickly they cook everything. I might have to try one out.
You definitely should! They’re amazing!
I need this in my belly now. Adding the ingredients to my shopping list for Thursday!
Glad to hear it! It certainly tasted great for my family.
This looks delicious! I had no idea you can cook like this with a pressure cooker.
Yep, you sure can! You can make almost anything.
I have always wanted a pressure cooker! This one looks brilliant!
It sure is! I love it!
We have a similar unit that is amazing! I really never thought to make mac n cheese in mine, but now I want too!
You can make just about anything. It’s great!
All I can say is I NEED A PRESSURE COOKER! You can do so many cool things with them and they seem to make life so much easier when it comes to prepping dinner for the family.
They sure are! I love being able to make meals for my family with the pressure cooker.
I never knew you could do this with a pressure cooker! This looks delicious my kids would love to eat this!
You can make just about anything with it!
I have an electric pressure cooker as well. I’ve had it a couple of months and I’m still getting to know it and always pleasantly surprised.
It is really easy to use and great to have around. I’m excited to cook more with it.
I’ve been drooling over something like this for some time!! Thanks for sharing the recipe too!
You’re welcome. I hope you’re able to make it.
We recently got a pressure cooker too. It’s so convenient and fast.
It sure is! I love it.
I was just thinking of mac and cheese before reading this, now I’m definitely going to go make some. Thanks for the neat recipe. I wonder if I have a pressure cooker lying around here somewhere..
You’re welcome. I love making home made mac & cheese.
Yum! Having a pressure cooker like this would make so many recipes easier. This macaroni looks so good!
It definitely tasted good!
I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about this power pressure cooker. I would really love to have this in my kitchen. I’m sure I will have fun whipping up yummy meals for my family.
I’m sure you would too! You can make so many wonderful meals with it.
I have the regular pressure cooker and I enjoy using it. This one sounds really cool and I would love to try this.
It is a great product. I love making meals with it. Makes meal time quicker too.
This looks and sounds delicious. I’ve been thinking of buying a presser cooker. I think it would make life easier.
It certainly makes things easier for me. I love being able to use it.
I love love love my pressure cooker. I was really skeptical at first. So much so that it took me a year to even use it! But I am so glad that I did because dinner is made so fast now.
I’m glad that you love yours too. It really is nice to have. I love being able to cook meals quicker.
I’m used to pressure cookers being used for meat, this is a first for me to be honest! I’d love to give this recipe a try. It looks so good as well. Thanks for the awesome idea!
You’re welcome! It’s used for so much more then just meats. I’m going to try meat next though.
My Mom made us tons of delicious meals with her pressure cooker. This looks like a delicious recipe to try. I was thinking of getting a pressure cooker.
I hope you do get one. They’re definitely great to have around.
I love mine. I cook rice and quinoa in it all the time!
I’m glad to hear that! I can’t wait to cook up some rice too.
It’s been a while since I used a pressure cooker and it’s a pot that it used on the stove. This is more convenient and safer to use.
I agree. It’s so easy to use too.
That mac and cheese looks amazing!! I don’t have a pressure cooker but I many need one now!!
It definitely turned out great.
I don’t have a power pressure cooker, but it sounds like I need one. I am impressed with how quickly you can get dinner on the table. What busy parent couldn’t use that?
Exactly! That’s why I love having this product. I can make quick meals when I’m busy.
Um, I totally need this in my life. HOLY. The mac and cheese came out perfect!
It sure did! It was so good too.
I have never tried using a pressure cooker before, but I need this mac and cheese in my life. I need to look into it!
I hope you’re able to get one. They’re so nice to have for cooking.
I love pressure cooker meals especially when a meat is involved. I would love to try this on my pressure cooker.
I agree. I can’t wait to try this with some meat next.
Wow, I’ve been looking for a product like this. I would like to have a power pressure cooker.
It sure is nice to have around too. I love being able to cook quicker with it.
I have been wanting a pressure cooker for so long now. This one sounds awesome.
It sure is an awesome one. I love using it!
I would love to have a Power Pressure Cooker XL for cooking. This is indeed a great recipe for Mac and Cheese that I would love to try. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
You’re welcome. I love making home made mac & cheese, so this was great for us.
I’d love to cook what you have here, I find it easy and still appealing for my dinner audience! I love more ways to cook more efficiently and effectively, hopefully I can win some of those power cookers or maybe buy one!
They’re definitely worth the buy! It’s a great way to make a quick meal for the family.
I like to try your recipe, do you know if this will work with a regular pressure cooker? I would like to have a power pressure cooker.
Yes, it should work just fine. 🙂
What other things could/would you make? What is faster? I know they are good for canning.
So many things! I would use it for all kinds of meat meals. Like a pot roast is one I’d love to try next. Also for all types of canning like jams and pickles and such. So many options! Everything is faster! All the food cooks fast.
I used to use my pressure cooker a lot years ago but quit after the seal went bad. I loved it. This looks like a really good one and I would much rather make a meal in the pressure cooker than microwave something. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. I agree about using a pressure cooker instead of a microwave. It’s way nicer!
This looks awesome! I have a crock pot and a rice maker, but I didn’t know you could make other things in it like mac n cheese. That would be fantastic!
It sure turned out great too. You can make just about anything with it!
Pressure cookers were a topic of convo today at my office. Everyone that has one seems to love it.
That’s awesome! I think they’re very nice to have around. I love cooking with pressure cookers.
My mom is a big fan of pressure cooker! I don’t have one and thinking to purchase it next month
I hope you do! They’re wonderful.
I still haven’t tried a pressure cooker out yet. I need to look into it though because this one looks like it’s worth the counter space.
It’s great! I love using it. It can save some time on cooking too.
My aunt just got one of these and won’t stop going on about how awesome it is! I definitely need to get one.
I’m glad to hear that. Nice to see she likes it!
I have been wanting a pressure cooker since forever. My friend’s mom cooks the best ox tails in one. I think I will invest in one very soon. – Yolo
They’re wonderful! I hope you do get one soon.
I think you will find this pressure cooker is a great time saver, especially in the winter. I used to be afraid to use them, but the newer ones are safe. Enjoy!
Thanks! I love using it. I know it will come in handy during winter too.
Looks tasty and so easy to do! yum yummm
It sure turned out great!
I have one of these and adore it. I throw almost everything in there because it’s just so convenient!
I agree! It’s nice to be able to make anything with it.
I need a pressure cooker. I have looked at them but never thought too much about actually getting one. I was not aware that you could cook noodles in them, not sure why :/ That does make me want one now.
You can cook just about anything in them. I love it!
This Mac n Cheese sounds amazing. I love it. I should try this recipe, I really think my kids would enjoy it and I like that it doesn’t contain a bunch of processed fillers.
Exactly! I love making my own home made mac & cheese.
I never think about using my pressure cooker, I should
It’s a great product to have. Things can get cooked quick. I love it!
I have never used a ressure cooker before but I would love to make mac and cheese in one, as I am moving soon hopefully someone can give me a house warming present.
That would make a great house warming gift. I’m moving soon as well, so it’s nice to have this for when I move.
I am very interested in buying a pressure cooker in the near future. I have gotten a slow cooker recently which is great, but sometimes I want to get the food ready straight away
I have both of them and I have to say that I love this one more. I love that it cooks things quicker.
Pressure cookers are on the bounce back. Good to see as I lived on meals cooked by pressure cooker growing up. My 9 year old has now Idea what one is.
I’m glad that they have this product. I love using it. Nice to use for cooking up something quick.
you know, I’ve just been thinking about getting one of these. But I had no idea which one. Thanks for sharing a good one.
You’re welcome. They have a few different sizes too, so I’m sure you’ll be able to decide which you like.
I love cooking using pressure cooker. I haven’t heard of this product, sounds amazing!
It is amazing! I can’t wait to keep cooking with it.
I do not have one of these but I do have an Instant Pot and I love it.
The pressure cooker is amazing. I love using it!
I got the same pressure cooker for mother’s day and wow!! I can’t believe how fast things cook! I’ve made chicken barbecue, and beef stew, this product is just heaven. I’m so tired when I get home from work, but now I don’t have to worry about dinner, I just throw meat and vegetables and the pressure cooker does the rest.
I’m so glad you love yours too! It is so nice to have to make so many meals.
I really want one of these for canning!
I haven’t done canning with it yet, but I’m definitely going to be.
I would love to have one such pressure cooker as it is one of the best kitchen appliance to have at home for some pretty quick cooking. I am sure this could be so helpful for big families very much.
It sure is very helpful. I love using this pressure cooker. Makes meals quicker too.
awesome my mum has one of these two. they really are fantastic
They sure are!
Just what I really needed!
They’re so nice to have around. I love mine!
10 minutes to cook a mac and cheese? I think I need one, my son loves mac and cheese!
Yep! It was so quick. I’m impressed!
We recently got a pressure cooker – I absolutely love it. Makes a huge difference for me especially since I am a working mom.
I’m glad you love it. It certainly does help with making meals.
The Power Pressure Cooker XL~ Sounds like an awesome Pressure cooker. Your Macaroni & Cheese looked so Yummy!! (one of my Favorites Too!! 🙂 Mom used to use a pressure cooker a lot when we were growing up! Back then you had to release the air on your own! If you didn’t you risked the chance of it exploding! EEK! Nowadays they are so much more easier to use and the air pressure is always controlled! No I don’t own a pressure cooker I have a slow cooker which I Love! 🙂 I just can’t get over mu mom’s pressure cooker and How Nervous I was whenever she used iT! 🙂
I heard about the old ones, and I would have never wanted to use those either. I just love this one though. The notch makes it easy to let the steam out. It’s really nice actually! I love mine.
Such a brilliant post, I should try this on weekends. Glad you share this
You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy it!
That mac n’ cheese looks soooo good. Mac n’ cheese is my favorite food. Now I’m craving for some.
It turned out so great too. I love mac & cheese too!
Another item I want so bad for my kitchen! Would make cooking for my big family a breeze!
It sure would! It’s been helping me out a lot.
Great recipes for weekdays! Perfect for the middle of the rush of the week
I agree. It’s such a wonderful product. Saves a lot of time cooking too.
This is so great! I needed a good recipe for dinner tomorrow and this will be it!
Glad to hear that. I hope you enjoy it.