Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
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Today’s summer meal is one made in a slow cooker. I recently started watching Trisha Yearwood’s new cooking show on the Food Network – Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. I have loved her cookbooks so I knew I would love her show. On one episode, she had a recipe for slow cooker mac and cheese. I had to give it a try.
The mac and cheese turns out different than your regular stove top version. Instead of it having a creaming coating of cheese, you get noodles surrounded by pockets of cheesy goodness. It was delish and a breeze to just toss in the slow cooker. You can always bake this in the oven if you would prefer but it sure is nice to let it cook for 3 hours in the slow cooker.
Ingredients to make Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
- ELBOW MACARONI
- EVAPORATED MILK
- WHOLE MILK
- BUTTER
- SALT
- PEPPER
- EGGS
- SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE
- PAPRIKA
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 8 oz dry elbow macaroni
- 1 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- ¼ cup of butter melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Dash of pepper
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 20 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese grated (about 5 cups)
- Dash of paprika
Instructions
- Cook macaroni according pkg. directions and drain.
- Spray a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Add the macaroni, evaporated milk, milk, butter, salt, pepper, eggs and all but 1/2 cup of the grated cheese to the slow cooker. Stir to combine. Sprinkle the reserved 1/2 cup of cheese over the top of the mixture and then sprinkle with paprika.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours.
- Turn off the slow cooker, stir the mixture and serve hot.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Trisha’s Southern Kitchen.
