Instant Pot® Spicy Macaroni Salad
Easy 99 min

Instant Pot® Spicy Macaroni Salad

american american_region asian filipino korean side sweet spicy sour savory umami hard fast

Prep

30 min

Cook

69 min

Total

99 min

Ingredients (15)

½ (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni g
1 ½ cups water g
1 large egg g
⅓ cup diced red bell pepper g
⅓ cup cubed pepper Jack cheese g
¼ cup diced jalapeno pepper, or to taste g
¼ cup sliced celery g
2 tablespoons diced onion g
½ cup mayonnaise g
½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar g
2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®) g
½ teaspoon salt g
¼ teaspoon garlic powder g
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper g
freshly ground black pepper to taste g

Nutrition

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Instructions

1

Place macaroni into the bottom of a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and pour in water. Add a trivet on top of that, so that it sits above the the water, and place the egg on it. Close and lock the lid; turn the valve to Sealing. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

2

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Remove the egg and place into a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes; remove the trivet.

3

Leave the macaroni in the liner, but remove it from the Instant Pot® to avoid additional residual cooking. Add several ice cubes and cold water to the liner, stirring macaroni, which will stop the cooking process.

4

Pour macaroni into a colander; drain very well to avoid a watery macaroni salad. Dry out the inside of the liner and return the macaroni to the liner.

5

Peel the egg and dice. Add egg, red bell pepper, pepper Jack cheese, jalapeno, celery, and onion to the pot and stir.

6

Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, Sriracha, salt, garlic powder, cayenne, and black pepper together in a small bowl. Add dressing to the macaroni mixture, stir until well incorporated. Transfer the salad to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, allowing time for the flavors to meld.