This recipe is another great one for little kids especially fussy ones! It’s quick and easy to do and only a couple of ingredients needed. It’s so tasty I can never resist a bowl myself, I just don’t have the will power! Another perk to this recipe is that you can add any other ingredients in that you fancy. Further down I will list a couple of ideas for inspiration.

Ingredients

– tsp olive oil

– bacon (I like to use lardons for this)

– 2 cups of macaroni

– 1 chicken stock cube

– 2 cups of water

– 2 tbsps butter

– 4 cups cheddar cheese

– 1 or 2 bags cheese and onion walkers crisps

Recipe

1 To start you need to press the ‘sear/ sauté‘ option and then ‘hi’. Put one tsp of oil in and let it heat up.

2. If you are using rashers of bacon you will need to chop into small pieces and once the cooker is heated add them into the pot. If using bacon lardons just add them directly into the cooker. Keep stirring until the bacon is browned.

3. Remove the browned bacon pieces and place in a bowl to use later. Switch the Ninja to ‘pressure’ mode.

4. Make up 2 cups of chicken stock using the stock cube and pour the liquid into the cooker. Add two cups of macaroni. Place the pressure cooker lid on and ensure the vent is sealed. Select the timer to 3 minutes and press start.

5. Switch the vent to ‘vent’ once the time is up and allow the pot to depressurise. Once all the steam is out remove the lid and stir the pasta. Add in 2 tablespoons of butter and stir to melt.

6. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add in 2 cups of cheddar cheese and stir to melt.

7. Crush the cheese and onion crisps inside the bag and then sprinkle over the top of the macaroni. Add the remaining two cups of cheese over the top and close the air fryer lid.

8. Select ‘aircrisp’ mode and turn the timer down to 4 minutes. Press start. Keep checking whilst cooking to ensure it’s looking good.

9. Spoon into bowls and serve.

Added extras…

One of the absolute perks of making this dish is you can totally make this your own by putting your own favourite ingredients in. Some ideas for extras you can add in are-

– chives

– various cheeses

– sweetcorn

– sausage

– ham

– peas

You can more or less add anything you like to this dish and it will be delicious. Have fun trying and let me know if you make any spectacular additions!