This delicious simple one pot meal does the trick for that comfort food craving when you just don’t want to COOK after a busy and tiring day!. It’s fast and easy, and even older kids that know how to use the pot can make it up, unsupervised. Recipe can be doubled in a 6 q. Pot. Some noodles absorb differently so be sure to have milk or cream on hand if you need some more.
Also…The general rule of thumb for pasta is for every 4 oz of pasta you use 1 c liquid.
For about 3 servings:
1/2 bag of Frozen pre made type..Meat balls …Bite sized.
6 oz of elbow Macaroni. (A little less than 1 1/2 c)
1 1/2 c water.
Dash of Salt.
Dashes of Pepper.
1/2 cube of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
1 c Heavy Whipping Cream. More for after .if needed.
4 Tbsp Butter.
2 cups worth of Fresh Green Beans, and or Baby Carrots…leave Whole
OPTIONAL: 1/2 c Grated cheese.
FOR 4 Servings:
3/4 bag of Meatballs.
8 oz Macaroni.
2 c Water.
Dash Salt.
a few dashes of Pepper.
3/4 cube of Phili.
1 1/4 c Heavy Whipping Cream more for after it’s done.
5 Tbsp Butter
Pour your Macaroni into the Pot, then the Water, stir to get the Macaroni wet. Quickly add the rest of the ingredients… Meatballs on top….then DONT stir. Add a lotus steamer with handle, right onto the top of the Meatballs and put your Green Beans in the steamer.
Put the lid on the Pot. set the Time for 4 min.
When the Pot beeps, do a CONTROLLED release (CR…tap tap tap, with a dish rag handy,… if it spits, close the Valve and try again in a few seconds, repeat until you know that it won’t spit.) take the Lid off…remove the Lotus Steamer onto a plate, and carefully fold the Mac n cheese, over and over to coat the Meatballs with the Sauce, add more Cream if needed …grated cheese if you want more cheese.
Mixture will thicken as it sets and as the Macaroni noodles absorbs more of the Sauce.
