Recipes

DIRECTIONS
Place baking soda and
lemon juice in the pot.
Stir until dissolved and
bubbling has stopped.
Add water and dry pasta,
stirring to incorporate.
Assemble pressure
lid, making sure the
pressure release valve
is in the SEAL position.
Select PRESSURE and
set to low (LO). Set
time to 0 minutes
(the time the unit
takes to pressurize is
long enough to cook
the pasta). Select
START/STOP to begin.
When pressure cooking
is complete, allow
pressure to natural
release for 14 minutes.
After 14 minutes, quick
release remaining
pressure by moving the
pressure release valve
to the VENT position.
Carefully remove lid
when unit has finished
releasing pressure.
Add remaining
ingredients, except
bread crumbs and
butter, to the pot.
In a bowl, stir together
bread crumbs and
melted butter. Cover
pasta evenly with bread
crumb mixture.
Close the crisping lid.
Select AIR CRISP, set
temperature to 360°F,
and set the time to
7 minutes. Select
START/STOP to begin.
When cooking is
complete, serve
immediately.
TenderCrisp
™
101
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
BEGINNER RECIPE
PREP: 10 MINUTES | TOTAL COOK TIME: 38 MINUTES | MAKES: 6–8 SERVINGS
APPROX. PRESSURE BUILD: 15 MINUTES | PRESSURE COOK: 0 MINUTES | PRESSURE RELEASE: 14 MINUTES
QUICK RELEASE: 2 MINUTES | AIR CRISP: 7 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons baking soda
1 cup lemon juice
8 cups water
1 / boxes (24 ounces) dry elbow pasta
2 cups heavy cream
2 bags (32 ounces) shredded cheese
3 tablespoons kosher salt
1 / tablespoon ground black pepper
1 / tablespoon onion powder
1 / tablespoon garlic powder
1 / teaspoon mustard powder
2 cups panko crumbs
1 stick (/ cup) butter, melted
TenderCrisp 101
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TIP To make this mac & cheese more kid friendly,
remove onion powder, garlic powder, and mustard
powder, and serve the kids before adding the bread
crumb topping.
Stir well to melt
cheese and ensure
all ingredients are
combined.