Instant Pot Hamburger Helper
Did you know that you can make a homemade hamburger helper in the instant pot, it is basically a cheesy hamburger mac and cheese!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ⅛ cup white onion diced
- 16 ounces ground chicken breast
- 6 ounces elbow pasta dry
- 1 cup water
- 5 tablespoons Allie Carte homemade tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar free ketchup
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth low sodium
- 2 ounces ⅓ less fat cream cheese
- ½ cup reduced fat, 2% milk cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Drizzle oil on the bottom on the Instant Pot and set to the sauté setting. Once the oil is heated, add the diced onion and minced garlic. Stir while cooking, until slightly soft, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the ground chicken and start to break it up. Sprinkle on the seasonings and continue to break up while cooking. Cook the chicken until it is halfway cooked, it will continue to cook once pressure cooked.
- Turn the Instant Pot off.
- Add the pasta noodles, water, chicken broth, tomato sauce and ketchup. Stir to combine and try to cover the pasta noodles in the water as much as possible.
- Top with the cream cheese.
- Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the pressure cook button to 4 minutes and start it.
- Once completely cooked, vent and de-pressurize the instant pot then open the lid.
- Add the shredded cheese and mix everything together while melting the cheeses.
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