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#BEST CROCK POT MAC AND CHEESE RECIPES TRIAL#

Crock pot mac and cheese really only takes a couple of hours, so plan accordingly. If you have hopes of dumping it all in before you walk out of the house in the morning and coming back 8 hours later to perfect crock pot mac and cheese, that is a dream. Pasta cooking in a crock pot all day is just not happening. Plus, there is NONE of that silly pre-cooking nonsense.

#BEST CROCK POT MAC AND CHEESE RECIPES TRIAL#

After a little trial and error, I think I’ve found a crock pot mac and cheese recipe that actually works. Surely crock pot mac and cheese must be possible? I decided to make it my mission to come up with not only an easy recipe, but one that wouldn’t end up with mock throw-up gestures from my children at the dinner table. Um hello, this is CROCK POTMac and Cheese people, what is the point if you have to actually pre-cook the main part of the meal and you also end up with other dishes to wash at the end of it all? No. Really, the only recipes I found that seemed to be okay require cooking the macaroni noodles ahead of time.

Well, it was, but like a soggy and ewww gross I’m not eating that kind of thing! My Mac and Cheese Mission However, I quickly found myself dismayed to discover that cooking pasta, especially crock pot mac and cheese, was not really a thing. Suddenly, dinner was no longer deli hour at my house. Luckily, a friend staged an intervention and this is when I met my soul mate the crock pot (AKA The Slow Cooker). I really had started to avoid it in unhealthy ways and we were eating A LOT of sandwiches. I really like to cook, but with two school age kids and all our family activities, meal planning and prep had become a nightmare. Oh, and I mean that in the BEST WAY possible. When done, carefully remove the crockery and set aside to allow the macaroni and cheese to rest for about half and hour and set up (optional but recommended) then serve.Looking for an easy and family friendly crock pot meal to include in your meal planning rotation? Then look no further, this crock pot mac and cheese requires NO pre-cooking of the noodles and comes out cheesy and delicious!Ī few years ago I discovered the magical world of the Crock Pot and my dinner making life was never the same. Top the macaroni mixture with the remaining cheese, cover with the lid, reduce the cook setting to low and slow cook for 3 hours.Carefully pour in the cheesy milk mixture, add half of the grated cheese and seasonings then gently stir to combine. Drain the elbow macaroni well and add it to the crockery and stir to combine the pasta with the melted butter.While the pasta cooks in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cheese soup, eggs and milk.Cook the pasta 6 to 7 minutes, not completely done. Stir to prevent the pasta from sticking together.

Once the water is rapidly boiling, add about a half a teaspoon of kosher salt to the water along with the elbow macaroni. Set the pot of water over high heat on your stove top, cover with a lid and bring to a boil.

Use a large pot and add enough water to par-cook the macaroni.

Place the stick of butter in the slow cooker crockery, cover with the lid, and set the Crock Pot on the high cook setting to melt the butter while you prep the rest of the ingredients.

You can season according to your own tastes. I add more black pepper than salt in my mac n cheese because the cheese is salty and I figure there’s a salt shaker on the table if someone wants more.

Salt and Black Pepper – for seasoning.

Eggs – helps to create the Southern style macaroni and cheese.

If you’ve never tried adding a little smoked cheddar, you should. Just a little bit adds such richness of flavor and that hint of smokiness that everyone will rave over. In addition to the regular cheddar cheese, I also add in a little bit of smoked cheddar cheese. The pre-shredded store bought cheeses have anti-caking agent mixed in and that does interfere with the perfect meltiness of the cheese. Grating your own cheese ensured it melts better and is delicious.

Different Cheeses – I used extra sharp cheddar cheese and it must be freshly grated.

You’ll need two cans if you go that route. You can use evaporated milk if your prefer that for making your macaroni dish. This creamy sauce liquid mixture helps ensure you have a delicious creamy mac.

Cheese Sauce – which consists of a cheddar cheese soup combined with whole milk (or regular milk as it is called at our house).

Slightly cooking the noodles before adding them to the Crock Pot will ensure that you don’t over do it on the cooking time and end up with mushy mac. I do like to parboil the pasta before adding it to the slow cooker but not all the way to al dente.

Uncooked Pasta – elbow macaroni to be specific.

Here’s what you will need to make this slow cooker macaroni: