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Instant Pot Gluten Free Mac and Cheese is an easy one pot, no drain macaroni and cheese recipe. It is super cheesy and delicious. Gluten free mac and cheese is the perfect comfort food. For this recipe, you will need gluten free noodles. I like to use rotini, but you can use the traditional macaroni. Gluten free pasta is made with corn and/or. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir potato starch into onion mixture until dissolved, about 1 minute. Steps By Step Instructions. Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Layer the dry pasta shells in a single layer in a large sized baking pan or tray (9.13 pan is good). Also add the ingredients water, milk, garlic powder, onion powder and enough salt, stir in evenly.
The gluten-free macaroni and cheese recipe is as delicious, creamy, and cheesy as the traditional praised Mac and Cheese recipe. Moreover, this luscious pasta recipe is done in 15 minutes only. The creamy and satisfying result is obtained so fast in a few easy steps, no baking involved. Add the egg, and beat to combine. Pour the mixture into the greased slow cooker liner, add the milk and whisk to combine. Add the elbow macaroni and then 2 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese, and mix to combine. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese on top of the mixture in an even layer.
Have you had good gluten-free Macaroni and Cheese since going GF? Today, I’m here to help with an easy and wonderful recipe for Mac and Cheese. Extra Cheesy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese.
My mom has traditionally been the one who makes Macaroni and Cheese for all our family gatherings. She started making gluten-free Macaroni and Cheese during the holidays several years ago so that I could enjoy it with everyone else. I was so grateful, especially because I know my mom can make it truly safe for me. (As we know, not everybody understands how to do that.)
This year at Thanksgiving, Mom wasn’t planning to make Macaroni and Cheese. She told us that her contributions to Thanksgiving for our driveway sharing of menu items before eating safely on our own would be mashed potatoes and deviled eggs.
And we were quite happy that she chose to make those two dishes as both are much-loved recipes of hers. As an added bonus, she’s been making her mashed potatoes without dairy whenever Son will join us at the table and they’re always as delicious as ever.
However, Mom has not ventured into making her Macaroni and Cheese dairy free. I get that. Using dairy-free “cheese” successfully in recipes can be more complicated—sometimes a lot more complicated—and dairy-free cheese is not always readily available in our area.
Son requested gluten-free, dairy-free Mac and Cheese this year so I decided to break my personal hiatus from making Macaroni and Cheese and make a version that he could enjoy. Because my mom always delights us with her recipe, I’ve only made the classic dish myself a handful of times.
Surprisingly, the last time I remember making it, I actually made it in the microwave. It was my same basic recipe, with an attempt to expedite its completion by using the microwave. It worked but quite unsurprisingly, it didn’t have that same baked goodness without actually being baked in the oven.
So, I planned to skip the microwave this time and make a gluten-free Macaroni and Cheese dish that would taste wonderful whether it was made with “regular”—aka dairy-full cheese—or dairy-free cheese.
I also have strong opinions on Macaroni and Cheese recipes and which ingredients should be included—or which ingredients should be left out. I’m a big fan of recipes that focus on the macaroni and the cheese. I’m not as keen on recipes that have a bunch of other add-ins.
I’m not saying that Macaroni and Cheese recipes that include other ingredients like eggs and gluten-free flour can’t be delicious. I’m sure there are many such recipes that are special but as always on gfe, I like to keep things as simple as possible.
But because I was making a dairy-free version for us, I wanted to be sure that the cheese factor lived up to our expectations. At the last minute, that meant adding three different kinds of cheese—ones that I had on hand—and the combination of those cheeses with the usual basic ingredients in my Macaroni and Cheese worked. They worked so very well!
At the last minute, Mom actually did make her gluten-free Macaroni and Cheese this year and gave us a small container to take home. We all ate the Mac and Cheese recipe that I’d made for our Thanksgiving meal but later when the leftovers came out, Son’s girlfriend ended up eating Mom’s Mac and Cheese.
She loved it—as she has always loved all of Mom’s cooking—but she reported that it was not quite as good as my Extra Cheesy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese. Wow.
Hearing her review, I beamed of course. Admittedly, I think the fact that three different types of cheese are used in this recipe definitely take it up a notch.
Oh, and we all agreed that we would never share the “even-better-than-Grandma’s” assessment with Mom. Never ever. So, keep that tidbit quiet! Please.
I apologize for the lack of photos of this dish but we felt famished by the time we got home from our visit and quickly chowed down on our Thanksgiving meal. It was only when we were re-heating leftovers that I had time to snap photos—and that was of a single serving after reheating.
Of course, I could make you wait until I make this Mac and Cheese again and have time to take lots of photos but I really don’t want to do that. Because you’ll want to make this recipe soon!
It should not be reserved just for holidays and other special occasions either but it is certain to make any meal special. And that’s always a good thing in my opinion.
Plus, we officially head into Winter next week and winter is the ultimate season for enjoying comfort food. This Extra Cheesy Macaroni and Cheese is Comfort Food with a capital “C” and a capital “F.” Enjoy!
Oh, and try to stay warm and cozy like my grand dog, Mochi, clearly was at the moment I took this photo. As you can see, as soon as Mochi left the spot but only after I turned the heater off, Dozer took her place. With his size and all his magical fibers of joy and love flying around, I’m really glad he waited until the heater was turned off!
More Gluten-Free Comfort Food Dishes
A Few of the Comfort Food Dishes on gfe
~ Chicken and Rice Casserole
~ Creamy Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
~ Easy Mexican Casserole
~ Pot Pie
Some Gluten-Free Comfort Food Dishes from Friends
~Brisket and Cornbread Casserole
~ Cheeseburger Fries
~Potato-Vegetable Chowder (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)
~Waffled Tater-Tot Tostada
Extra Cheesy Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces uncooked gluten-free pasta (elbows, penne, spirals, etc.)
- 4 tbsp butter or margarine (I use the soy-free Earth Balance in pink tub)
- ½ cup milk, whole, 2%, or full-fat canned coconut milk (I use canned full-fat coconut milk)
- 7 ounces American cheese slices, chopped into small squares (see notes and I use Follow Your Heart dairy-free American slices)
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese (I used Follow Your Heart dairy-free medium cheddar shreds)
- 2 to 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, shredded/grated (I used Follow Your Heart dairy-free shredded Parmesan)
- ½ tsp salt (more or less to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper (more or less to taste)
- ½ tsp paprika (more or less to taste; I used smoked paprika)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. (I like to add a little extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt after the pasta comes to a boil.) Drain pasta using a colander running a little cold water over the pasta to stop it from cooking further.
- Do a quick hot water scrub, rinse, and wipe of pot in which you cooked the pasta to remove the sticky residue that results from cooking the pasta.
- Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly grease 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
- While pasta continues to drain, add butter and milk to the now clean pot that you cooked the pasta in. Over medium-low heat on your stove top, keep stirring until the butter is melted. Add in drained noodles, American cheese, and cheddar cheese. Stir vigorously a minute or two until most of the cheese melts.
- Pour mixture into greased casserole dish.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over the top of the pasta mixture and sprinkle paprika over all. Turn on broiler, place casserole on second rack down from broiler and broil for a couple of minutes until the cheese on top of the casserole is melted. Watch carefully to ensure the cheese topping does not burn.
Notes
Wheat Free Macaroni And Cheese
With the American cheese slices stacked on top of each other, I use a knife to make a grid and cut all the way through the slices to get small squares of cheese to ensure better melting when the squares are stirred in with other ingredients.
Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese made in one pot in less than 30 minutes. Gooey and creamy macaroni and cheese with prosciutto tossed in makes the best dinner ever.
(Gluten-Free, Dairy-free friendly)
I survived on gluten free macaroni and cheese while in Ireland. It somehow became our go-to meal and also turned into the dinner we made after a long day hiking in the mountains.
We had made a conscious decision to stay in places with full kitchens while on holiday. That way, we didn’t have to deal with eating out all the time and worry about what to eat for every meal.
It was seriously the best decision ever and we’ll travel this way from now on. As we moved from location to location, at the end of each stay we had to clear out the fridge and use all our leftovers.
This Prosciutto Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese was the product of what was left in our fridge the first time. // Seriously. Get in my belly.
It was so good, sparing no calories (I did just climb two mountain peaks that day) with all that butter, cheese and delicate salty prosciutto.
Sprinkled with some crushed fresh black pepper before serving, it was THE PERFECT dish to warm me up.
Freezing Scotland, you are freezing! // This says a lot from a girl living in the Midwest.
It also fueled me with badly needed calories (since I had not eaten the entire day). // Extreme poor planning and didn’t make that mistake again.
Last time I was in Ireland, I survived on prosciutto. Specifically, these prosciutto-wrapped-in-melon bites.
Something about Ireland and craving prosciutto while I’m there every time?? If we end up moving there down the road, be prepared.
Best Tips for this Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese
- Don’t forget to thoroughly rinse pasta after cooking to keep it from over-cooking AND to remove the excess starch. That’s the best way to prepare gluten-free pasta.
- For those needing vegetarian (because really I do understand), simply omit the prosciutto from this recipe, it’ll still be amazing.
I struggle with eating meat at times (mainly chicken breasts), but I don’t have any problem eating things like deli meat, prosciutto, salami, sausage, etc. I love it all. // So odd I know.
During an extended vacation away from home, 99.9% of the time I get “glutened” at some point. Then I need to come home, slash dairy out of my diet, and recover.
Guys, I may have made history because this time that was not the case. Actually, this was the first time EVER I’ve come home and felt awesome! // Except for the fact that I’ve been waking up at 5 a.m., craving potato chips instead of breakfast food. But that’s another problem entirely.
I take comfort in knowing that this gluten free mac and cheese can easily be made dairy-free, and it tastes just as amazing with that swap. // I mean, you know me, I love the real butter and cheese when I can eat it, so not being glutened, I’m eating the reallll thing. 😉
However you make it, just know that this one-pot easy gluten free macaroni and cheese will become a family staple, whether you are on vacation climbing mountains or just chilling out at home.
Making gluten free mac n cheese has just gotten too easy. You are welcome. 🙂
Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Gluten-free, Dairy free
Yield:4
Prep Time:15 min
Cook Time:10 min
Total Time:25 min
Ingredients:
- 4 cups gluten-free penne pasta, cooked (or favorite pasta of choice)
- 1 cup whole milk (can use dairy-free milk if needed)
- 3 Tablespoons butter (or dairy-free butter substitute)
- 1 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (or dairy-free cheese substitute)
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 5-6 prosciutto slices, roughly chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
- 1. In a large saucepan over medium heat add cooked pasta, milk, butter and cheese.
- 2. Stir until butter and cheese are fully melted. (Apprx 5 minutes)
- 3. Mix in prosciutto, leave on low heat for another 2-3 minutes.
- 4. Crush freshly black pepper, and serve immediately.
Easy Gluten Free Mac And Cheese Recipe Baked
Author: LinnieNutrition Information:
Calories: 430
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 22g , Saturated Fat: 12g , Trans Fat: 0g , Cholesterol: 65mg , Sodium: 610mg , Total Carb: 32g , Dietary Fiber: 6g , Total Sugars: 3g , Protein: 18g
Gluten Free Baked Mac And Cheese
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