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Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 7/25/18Updated: 1/04/24

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Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese is a great recipe for kids to help make in the kitchen!

Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese

Doesn’t every kid love macaroni & cheese.  I know I did as a kid and my kids loved it. Mac & cheese always seemed to be a go to dinner or lunch because it was so easy – just grab that blue box, add some milk and you were set.

Today I’ve got a better option for you.  It’s just as easy, it tastes better and the kids can do it themselves! This recipe uses a rice cooker. It is fun to make and safer to use than the stove.

Ingredients

  • Pasta
  • Chicken Broth
  • Salt
  • Milk
  • Shredded Cheese, I use a combination of mozzarella and cheddar
Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese

How to Make Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese

  • Add the chicken broth and the pasta into the rice cooker.  
  • Cook for 15 minutes, or until all of the liquid is absorbed.
Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese
  • Stir in the milk and cheese.
  • Cook for 15 minutes to melt the cheese and soften the noodles.
Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese

Tips

  • The cooking times for this recipe may vary a bit depending on your rice cooker.  The first time you make it you will want to keep an eye on the first step to see how long it takes for the noodles to absorb the chicken stock
  • To make the mac and cheese more creamy, just add in a little extra milk.

Check out these more easy recipes to make with kids:

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4.50 from 6 votes

Rice Cooker Mac & Cheese

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Creamy mac and cheese made right in your rice cooker.  A great recipe for kids who love to help in the kitchen.
serves: 4 servings
Prep:5 minutes minutes
Cook:30 minutes minutes
Total:35 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 C pasta
  • 2 C chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 C milk
  • 1 1/2 C shredded cheese I use a combination of mozzarella and cheddar

Instructions

  • Place pasta, salt and chicken broth in rice cooker.
  • Cook until liquid is absorbed. Watch to see how long your rice cooker takes. Mine took about 15 minutes.
  • Stir in milk and cheese.
  • Allow to cook for another 15 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 325kcal (16%) Carbohydrates: 26g (9%) Protein: 16g (32%) Fat: 16g (25%) Saturated Fat: 10g (63%) Cholesterol: 50mg (17%) Sodium: 1011mg (44%) Potassium: 282mg (8%) Sugar: 4g (4%) Vitamin A: 525IU (11%) Vitamin C: 8.3mg (10%) Calcium: 388mg (39%) Iron: 0.9mg (5%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine:American
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  1. Mindy says

    Posted on 9/18 at 12:38 am

    Should the lid be on the whole time? And also should I have the cook function on the whole time or at some point let it switch to warm?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 9/29 at 9:09 am

      Yes, the lid is on the whole time. After it is the tenderness you like you can switch it to warm until you are ready to eat

      Reply
  2. Kisa Johnson says

    Posted on 10/13 at 9:26 pm

    About how many servings is this? I need to feed 8 people (and like to have left overs.) Should I double or triple this?

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/15 at 7:38 am

      Kisa, Are you using it as a main dish or as a side dish? As a Side I would double, if a main dish you may want to triple, depending on how big of eaters you have.

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