Pressure-Cooker Buffalo Shrimp Mac & Cheese

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Cook: 10 min. + releasing

Recipe by Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 12, 2022

For a rich, creamy and slightly spicy shrimp and pasta recipe, you can't beat this crowd-pleasing dish. It's a nice new twist on popular Buffalo chicken dishes.—Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island


Test Kitchen tips
  • Crumble your own blue cheese versus buying prepackaged crumbles. It will be creamier.
  • Make a Buffalo chicken version by adding cooked rotisserie chicken in place of shrimp.
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    Yield:6 servings
    Prep:15 min
    Cook:10 min
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups 2% milk
    • 1 cup half-and-half cream
    • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
    • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1-1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
    • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
    • 1 cup shredded Gouda or Swiss cheese
    • 3/4 pound frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed
    • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
    • 2 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
    • 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
    • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
    • Additional Louisiana-style hot sauce, optional
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    Directions

    1. 1
      In a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker, combine the first 7 ingredients; stir in macaroni. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 4 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure.
    2. 2
      Select saute setting and adjust for medium heat. Stir in shredded cheeses, shrimp, blue cheese and hot sauce. Cook until heated through, 5-6 minutes. Just before serving, stir in chives, parsley and, if desired, additional hot sauce.

    Nutrition Facts

    1 serving: 551 calories, 34g fat (20g saturated fat), 228mg cholesterol, 1269mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 38g protein.
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