This healthy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese with greek yogurt is an easy weeknight meal. It can be made in any electric pressure cooker and is great for those on the 21 Day Fix and Weight Watchers!
Turn your Instant Pot to sauté and melt your butter in the bottom. 4 tsp butter
Add the whole wheat macaroni to the Instant Pot and fill with 3 cups of water. 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pasta (elbow), 3 cups water
Close and lock the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Select Pressure cook and set time for 2 minutes.
When the cook time is up, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Drain any remaining water from your noodles, but do not rinse. Keep some of the remaining water and set aside.
Stir in the cheese and Greek yogurt until evenly mixed. If sauce is too thick, slowly add pasta water until it's perfectly thin and creamy. 1 ⅓ cup Monterey Jack cheese, 1 ⅓ cup cheddar cheese, ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
If using peppers or other vegetables, add them now. Serve immediately. 2 cups diced and sautéed bell peppers
Stovetop Instructions:
Boil pasta according to package directions. 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pasta (elbow)
When pasta is cooked, remove from the stove and drain–keeping some of the liquid aside.
Add pasta back to the pot and add cheese, stirring until melted. 1 ⅓ cup Monterey Jack cheese, 1 ⅓ cup cheddar cheese
Slowly stir in the Greek yogurt. If sauce is too thick, slowly add pasta water to the pot until it thins out. ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
If using peppers or other vegetables, add them now. Serve immediately. 2 cups diced and sautéed bell peppers
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Notes
Healthy Eating Plans Weight Watchers: The WW version of this recipe needs a bit of changes, so you can find those along with the points totals over here.21 Day Fix: This entire 21 Day Fix mac and cheese counts as 8 Yellow Containers, 8 Blue Containers, 2 Green Containers, 4 teaspoons, and 1/3 Red Containers. I give you the total container amount so it's easier for you to recalculate containers if you change the recipe.Per 1/2 cup serving: 1 Yellow Container, 1 Blue Container, ¼ Green Container, and ½ teaspoon, trace Red Containers for the yogurt (I do not count it.) If you're making this without the 2 cups of vegetables, remove the green containers from the counts above.2B Mindset: This recipe counts as a protein and FFC. Fill your plate with 50% vegetables for a perfect lunch.