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Simple Cheesy Macaroni with Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Resting Time5 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pasta, Pork
Servings: 4 servings
Author: www.GrandmaBehrendt.com

Ingredients

  • 1.15 lb pork tenderloin pre-marinated, or flavor of your choosing

Cheesy Macaroni

  • 1 lb dry pasta shells
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 cup half n half or evaporated milk
  • 2-3 cups colby jack cheese shredded

Instructions

  • You are going to start with a pre-marinated pork tenderloin about 1.15 lbs.
  • Wrap pork tenderloin in foil (not heavy duty foil). I used the foil sheets you get at Sam's club.
  • Your pork will look like a burrito.
  • Place tenderloin in bottom of our pot.
  • Add 1 lb box of dry pasta to pot. Pour broth and water over your pasta and sprinkle the 1 tsp of salt over the pasta.
  • Close lid and set pot to Pressure Cook or Manual for the lowest time on the pasta box. For the Med Shells pictured, I cooked it for 7 min. and did a QR (controlled QR, spurts).
  • When pressure is fully released, carefully open lid. Remove the meat with a tongs and leave it in the foil and let it rest.
  • Add the milk and cheese and stir. You can start with 2 cups of cheese and add more if necessary. Colby Jack is a pretty soft melting cheese with a lot of flavor.
  • You can use a thermometer or Thermopen to check the temperature of the meat. Pork is done when it reaches 145. That's pink. Some may like it a little more well done. Mine got to 155 as show in the pic. It was done, not pink, and very tender. This recipe will make a nice sliced tenderloin and won't produce a 'pulled pork' type of roast.