3 EASY Boxed Meals in Your Instant Pot - Perfect For Beginners
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Sometimes all you need is a fast easy meal or side dish for your kids. My favorite is the Mac and Cheese. It has never been so easy! All the boxed meals are simple and take only a few minutes to make. They are perfect if you are a beginner or just been cooking in your pot for a long time!
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KRAFT MAC AND CHEESE
Ingredients
1 box (7.25 oz) Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
1 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup milk
4 Tablespoons of butter
Directions:
Put macaroni and water, butter and milk in the Instant Pot. Close the lid and turn the vent to a Sealing position. Press the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" button and set the time to 4 minutes on High pressure.
When it's done cooking, do a quick release.
Open the Instant Pot the cheese packet. Mix the macaroni and cheese with a spoon so the cheese powder turns into sauce and the sauce is evenly distributed.
RICE A RONI
Ingredients:
Rice of Roni Box
1 3/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon butter
Directions:
Add 1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp water to the pot. Add in the contents of the box (seasonings too) and 1 Tbsp of butter.
Lid on, vent sealed. Set the timer for 5 minutes.
Perform a quick release. If foam starts coming out move the valve back to sealing and wait 20 seconds and then try again.
Stir the rice and serve.
HAMBURGER HELPER:
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
1 3/4 cup of milk
Directions:
Brown a pound of ground meat (beef, chicken, turkey) in your Instant Pot using your SAUTE function. Drain off any excess grease.
Deglaze the pot by pouring in 1 cup of water. Then add in the box of Hamburger Helper and the seasonings. Add in 1 3/4 cup of milk.
Lid on, vent sealed. Set the pressure cook time to 0 (zero).
Perform a quick release. If foam starts coming out move the valve back to sealing and wait 20 seconds and then try again.
Stir. Serve.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Hamburger Helper
3:20 Mac and Cheese
5:35 Rice A Roni
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Love our Instant Pot. It’s so easy the kids make dinner 3 nights a week. Following you has saved our family hundreds of hours in the kitchen. Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by and we love how easy these boxed side dishes are in the Instant Pot. That's great that your kids can help make dinner!
Great ideas. Here's a tip: when you add the packet mix, add the powder before the noodles. Makes it easier to mix it into the meat without the noodles in the way. Also, I used to be a fan of hamburger helper. Now I just make my own. It's cheaper to skip the box and just use noodles and beef broth and mix into your meat. Tastes the same but is healthier. To thicken stir in a slurry of corn starch. You can add onions and mushrooms to your hamburger if you want. Or fresh spinach at the end.
What seasoning do u use to make the "powder"
Hi Christine. Thanks for sharing your ideas. They are so helpful.
You're welcome. I steal a lot of your ideas. Thank you!
The powder is just the beef flavor. So if you use beef broth instead of water you don't need any extra seasonings in my opinion. I do add salt and pepper and you could use onion and garlic powder if you like it. I like to just add onions and garlic to the meat while it's cooking.
@@christinesexton939 Hmmm, i like the lasagna flavor and that's not beef flavoring, I'm all for being frugal but not sure how I'd create the seasoning for that.
I just finished organizing my pantry and can see everything from a glance. This video could not have come at a more helpful time! I have my proteins lined up for this weeks dinners, now I know what to fix for side dishes using my Instant Pot! I am excited!! Thank you so much!
Hi Patricia. You are so welcome and thanks for stopping by.
These videos are the best! So relaxing to watch and so useful! Thank you for all you do!
Love it, I just love easy and quick meals. Thank You
I always sautee the Rice-A-Roni in butter first.makes it less soggy
@@crystalh450 Nice!! I was wondering if the saute function would help you get those brown pieces of vermicelli that I'm used to with Rice-a-Roni.
Sautéed after it cooks or before?
@@dmitryclarke2127 , before it cooks
Making Mac & Cheese in my pressure cooker is my 25 year old son's new favorite thing to make thanks to your video! 😁
Does all the water evaporate?
@@Karelife - almost all of it, yes.
Thanks for putting this one out. I'm getting away from boxes, but this is a great reference.
So practical! Love this!
Thank you!!!!
We mix browned hamburger in our beef rice-a-roni.
Thanks for stopping by. That sounds delicious.
Another excellent video. Thank you.
Love this video! I wanted to try a box mix for a long time, just couldn’t work up the nerve!😂😂 thanks for showing me How!! I’ve learned a lot from you and continue to keep on learning! ❤️😃❤️
Great tip. Never thought of doing box mix's
Thank you for this splendid presentation on cooking "box meals" with the instant pot. I was wondering what to do with all the box meals I had purchased because most meals on CZcams ignore these recipes. I continue to learn how useful my instant pot is in making my life simpler! 💓 👀 6 - 💃 🥘 💥 Thx!
You are so welcome. We hope this helps make side dishes easier to cook in your Instant Pot.
Well, box meals are generally less healthy than real foods so you could just not buy them and cook from scratch instead, which is very quick in an Instant Pot. Then you wouldn't have to wonder what to do with them. I'm just sayin'. I am even finding the frozen box dinners that I used to depend on are no longer faster.
Thank you I was curious about the boxed meals. I’m making rice a Ron I for lunch side dish. Thanks again
I thank all you guys for showing us how to use our Instant Pots. You guys are always showing us great stuff to cook in our new cookers. I really appreciate you effort. To repay you all I found a great trick to keep our pots like new. It really simple. All you do is once you scrub to pot out add a table spoon of lemon and lime juice to the bottom. Then using paper towel smear it around. The stains just vanish. Thanks again pretty ladies.
You are so welcome and thanks for stopping by. Great idea on cleaning stains from our Instant Pots.
I'll try these 3 for sure! I usually do my rice a roni in the microwave and I brown the rice 1st. I don't think it's needed to taste better but you could also do that on saute in the instant pot.
Love these ideas. I can see myself making all kinds of things now. Thank you ladies.
Hi Vera. You are welcome and thanks so much for stopping by!
Six Sisters' Stuff ❤️
Love you ladies
Thank you 🤗💐
Awesome, thanks for sharing these simple meals from the box, who knew :)
Hi Stephanie! Thanks for stopping by. We love quick and easy!
I just did the delux kraft mac n cheese with that squeeze cheese pouch! Added a little extra water and did 6 minutes since the noodles are bigger and there was a little more of them and it came out perfect! So much easier than standing over the stove worried about boil overs! Thank you!
This was awesome!!
Thanks for stopping by.
I make jambalay in my IP all the time and Mac and cheese and hamburger helper they are all super easy
If you wanted to make 2 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese ... how much water do I add and what would the cook time be? Sorry, new to the IP, but am absolutely loving it! Your videos have been a blessing to me, very helpful indeed! Thank you!
I'm was coming to ask the same question but wanted to see if someone else had an answer
THANK YOU! We looove hamburger helper and rice a roni but I haven’t seen any IP versions. You made my day!
We are so glad you liked these recipes! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Putting the college degree to work. Cooking nutrient deficient food from cardboard boxes in more time than a one pot wonder on the stove. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Awesome ideas,way to go girls.
You are welcome. We love having to stop by!
So glad for this video. As IP newbies the boyfriend and I were wondering how to do these in the IP. Thank you!
Thank you!
Just got the Pot, happy I found the channel, good channel and videos
Thanks for stopping by. We have more delicious recipes coming.
Thank you for sharing 🙂 this is going to save my life during tball season for practice & game nights annnnd my husband and son never get tired of rice or Mac and cheese so it’s a win win
You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by. Brace for busy spring with sports and game nights. These recipes will help.
Thanks so much Yum 😋
Yummy and easy ! Y'all make it look so easy on using the insta pot and thank you each for the recipes ! 😍❤😍
You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
@@SixSistersStuff My pleasure 😍
Anytime I don’t have to hang out at the stove I am walk away..... I am a happy girl!!! 🙌🏻💕
That's how we feel too! Quick and easy and the whole family loves it! Thanks so much for stopping by.
Blue box mac and cheese in instant pot is my go to comfort food. Going to try the hamburger helper and rice a roni thanks for all your great recipes.
Hi Roxanne. Thanks for stopping by and leaving us a comment. You will love these easy recipes.
Can you do a double batch? Do you need to add me cooking time?
I so love Rice-A-Roni I’m going to try this for sure
Nice! I love it too!!!
Great video-sometimes on the go a lot it is difficult to invest a lot of time in a warm meal; this is the solution! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! You will love how quick and easy these are to make.
I always add a Knorr soup mix when I'm making rice. I add the one half of water the soup mix calls for along with the 1:1.5 that the rice calls for. I've tried all of them. Leek is my favorite.
Love the Rice A Roni!!
I do love the Rice-A-Roni type meals but I sometimes just have it alone! 😬Tfs 💛
We love Rice A Roni alone too! Thanks for stopping by!
This is the only video I found that teaches to put the macaroni, butter, and milk in the instant pot and making it this way it comes out so delicious. Much better than traditional stove method.
Glad it was helpful!
Love it
I like sauteing the rice and noodles first...this is much easier! Thanks.
Thanks for stopping by.
I just tried the macaroni hack today! It worked SO WELL!!! I’ve already played around with knorr sides as well! Hadn’t thought of macaroni and cheese! Truly genius!!!
Will you share how you do the Knorr? I have tons of the rice and noodles in my pantry! Thanks.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Knorr sides are delicious too!
Rsmr27 can you please share your recipes that you used for KNORR Sides?🙂
I followed the instructions on the Knorr side packaging! Unless if had milk- then I added that after on sauté function! I only did the pasta for 2/3 minutes on pressure cook! And rice I used the rice function!
Rsmr27, thanks for this tip! Making the Mac and cheese tonight this way
Best way ever to make MAC & CHEESE FROM BOX~!!
I love the rice-a-roni with either chicken in it, or ground beef and it is so delicious. I also enjoy macaroni and cheese also, but have not tried making it in my Instant Pot yet.
Thanks for stopping by. You'll love the Mac and Cheese.
Used the hamburger helper option, came out 👌 perfect. Thanks.
these are great for teaching your teenagers how to use the instant pot!
Can't wait to try these. Thanks for sharing. With the Hamburger Helper, have y'all tried putting maybe a can of cream of mushroom and about 1/4 cup of sour cream? I think that would be a great way to spruce up the box meal.
that sounds super yummy!!
A great video you 2.
So cute, big sister supervising.
Yum
We used to make the Kraft mac and cheese in our IP all the time. Then my son had a virus, got sick, and never wanted to eat it again. :( We would make 3 boxes in the 6 quart or 4 boxes in the 8 quart. It's so creamy because all the starch from the noodles stays with it instead of being drained. We always added the milk and cheese after it cooked for 3 minutes. Perfect every time! Will definitely have to try the rice-a-roni. Looks yummy!
Thanks for commenting.
Beef Rice-a-Roni w/ browned hamburger meat & Worcestershire sauce.....yum 🤤. So easy to make in the IP. You can also add mixed veggies to the mix.
Thanks Brandy. We love to hear how everyone spices up their box recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Nice!
Thanks Shannon!
I just followed your directions for making a box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and it turned out well. My variations included adding 4 sliced hot dogs and some cayenne pepper to spice it up. I took care to ensure that the liquid covered all of the noodles before I added the butter and hot dogs. When making this, I recommend immediately reacting to the cooking timer to release the steam and stir in the powdered cheese. Some of the noodles stuck to the bottom of the pot, but with quick reactionary time and vigorous stirring I was able to prevent them from scorching. The Instant Pot might not be the best way to cook this meal though. If you are looking to avoid having to use a strainer when boiling the noodles in a pot, there are pots with pouring spouts and special lids for straining. The downside is that you then need to nuke the hot dogs in the microwave before mixing them in the macaroni.
i have not tried this yet. i think this might be our lunch and dinner friday
Oh my gosh I love these recipes and I love when the camera goes up above
Thanks for stopping by!
This is by far the most encouraging video I have seen yet regarding recipes for my Instant Pot. In fact, I got up right immediately after seeing this video and went to make Kraft dinner at 5:00 today. But even though i followed the directions to the T and I did not get the "burn" error message, It tasted ok but it actually had a burnt aftertaste to it. I also watched the entire video to see if I missed anything...ugh...I am definitely missing something
Probably the same thing I am missing - a talent for cooking. I screw everything up even when following a recipe exactly...
I've been making the rice a roni like this for a few years. It is so good. The flavors are much more intense because of the pressure cooking.
I use the Beef version. Cook the hamburger, and remove. Then I toast the rice in butter, as I would on the stove. Then I add the hamburger and the spice pack. Cook it for 5 minutes. QPR, and serve. YUM!
Great video! You two seem like you genuinely have fun😊. Have you ever sauteed the rice a roni in the instant pot first?
That's what I'd do, (as you'd normally do it that way on the stovetop!) It would only take a few minutes more and is so much better!
Thanks so much. We have fun working together as sisters. You could saute your rice in the instant pot first.
I tried making scalloped potatoes last night because I hate how long it takes in the oven. And it came out perfectly!!
That sounds delicious!
Loved making Mac in the IP so much easier. Thank you for making my life easier girls?
Question: are you going to work with the new Air Fryer lid for the Instant Pot? I would love to learn more about it from you.
We are working with Instant Pot right now to get you some recipes with it!
Looking for easy cleanup. Would these work for pot-in-pot?
I just perfected white rice in my 3 quart!!! I can ditch my rice cooker!!!! These boxed meals will be so fun to make in it!!!!
That's so exciting!! They are the best!
Hello, my hubby and I enjoy your videos. What instapot do you use? Which size, brand and where did you get it? So many questions, we need help. Our instapot 3qt from kohl’s just broke. Thank you fir your wonderful videos.
I love you channel and ideas for cooking in the instant pot. With your vast knowledge, off the cuff, would you be able to give some ideas about how-what to stack in the instant pot? Say cook an entire meal, main and sides, in the instant pot? Items that take approximately the same about of time to cook?
Frozen chicken breast and cubed potatoes: 10 mins. Add frozen veggies when its done and keep in on "keep warm" setting til veggies steam (5 mins ish) super easy
@@geoplanetaire alright, just had a "duh" moment. lol. thanks M!
I like the Knoor individual packets that have rice or noodles. My fave is thr broccoli and cheese and I've been making those in my IP for awhile now but I don't pour directly into the pot. I use those little silver containers, the ones you make the meatloaf in, can't remember the name but that way only the little dish gets dirty and not the whole pot. Plenty of room for over 2 cups of rice FYI.
If you make these in a 3 quart, would you add in the milk last?
For those of us using the 3 qt could you sometimes and changes if there are any for the mini or if a boxed meal or something can't be cooked in the mini? If you thanks.
I know you covered the noodle hamburger helper but do you have recommendations foe the rice hamburger helpers?
How much water would you use with the family size Rice-A-Roni? Love your videos
Makes me want to try boxed scalloped potatoes
Are you using the exact amount of water specified on the rice a roni box or did you reduce it down a bit? I think the different varieties may have different amounts specified so just making sure I do this right?
As a gluten free option I do this with some of the Zatarains boxed rice mixes. Precooked chicken and/or sliced up rope sausage, frozen mixed veggies, a 14oz can of diced or whole tomatoes (sliced up a bit into large chunks), maybe some diced up carrots, pretty much just wing it on what to throw in. 2-2.5 cups of water. Oh, and a jambalaya, dirty rice or Spanish rice mix. I've used 10 minutes then 5 natural release, but could probably come down a bit.
If adding shrimp I've only used precooked tail-off, thawed and added *after* cooking so they can warm up. I hate to think what they'd be like if you put them in at the start, but it would be bad and your house might reek off horribly overcooked shrimp.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing so many options to the recipes.
When you said it to 0 for the hamburger helper, how long do you leave it? Does the machine tell you when it's done?
For the hamburger helper if you use the one with elbow or shell pasta would you do the 4 mins?
If you add bbq sauce instead of cheese packet after cooking noodles and sprinkle with cheese and bake. Its delicious.
Thanks for stopping by. BBQ sauce would be delicious!
I don't have a IP. Just a regular electric pressure cooker. Are you cooking all of these on 150 pressure? Thanks!
Would the instant pot work with the packets of noodles and rice like the knorr pasta side?
After you sauted the hamburger in the IP (I have a Ninja Foodi) did you drain the grease?
What if I were doing two boxes of hamburger helper, how should I adjust the liquid?
If you make the family size box do you have to add more cooking time?
I made the rice-a-roni, add left over chicken and frozen broccoli for a great one pot meal
Would this work the same with the boxed Velveeta Mac and Cheese for instance?
Yes, definitely! Just add the cheese at the end!
If I want to double the rice a roni by making 2 boxes do I need to do additional time and is just doubling the ingredients ok? By they way thanks for all your videos.
@Kim M, the cook time will remain the same
Just tried the Hamburger Helper with canned beef turned out perfect. Do you have any for Pasta roni and Tuna and chicken Helper?
Sometimes I use the canned pork just as good
I love Rice a Roni in my instapot!!!
Have you ever tried making 2 boxes? Do you double everything? Even water? What about time?
question - if you cook 2 boxes mac and cheese do you double cooking time or leave at 4 minutes
With the rice-a-roni I put the butter in first and melt it then put in the rice and brown the rice. Then I add the liquid and seasoning and cook for 5 minutes
how do I know if I am cooking noodles or rice how many minutes to cook them on? Is there like a cheat sheet
If you have two boxes of mac & cheese, do you double the amount of water?
Can you do tuna helper in an instant pot
How long is the saute part of the hamburger helper thing?
I am trying to decide on a instapot size. We have 5 in the family. Not sure if I should just go straight for the 8qt over the 6qt, not sure if that’s overkill. Has anyone started with a 6 and wished they went 8?
If I wanted to do tuna helper in my instant pot would I basically make it the same way as ur cheeseburger helper?? Just their wouldn’t be any deglazing of the pot I’m not sautéing any meat.
I make Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff often. It really tastes fantastic if you add 1 cup of Pace Mild Chunky Salsa and a cup of frozen mixed vegetables and possibly a cup or more of broccoli florets. I also sprinkle on Parmesan cheese after plating.
I always saute some onions & add frozen vegetables too. ☺
Thanks for stopping by. You hamburger helper add ins sound amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Where can I get a chop and stir?
2:22 you took the IP down to 0 and at 2:31 you had an edit and it was done. How long did it take to cook the Hamburger Helper?
I bet if you added ground beef sauted with onions and garlic and then add in the rice-a-roni (say the cheddar broccoli flavor) and cooked it , that would be a fantastic meal.
Hi Pamela. Thanks for commenting. That sounds amazing added in to the rice a roni. YUM!
@@SixSistersStuff I'm trying it this weekend, I got the Spanish rice Rice-a-Roni, hamburger, onion, and a can of diced tomatoes...hopefully it'll come out good. :)
Came out good but wish I had added some diced green pepper too
Pamela Merrill how did it turn out? If you could please post how are you did it with the instructions that would be awesome.