Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese. Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy, and SO easy! No boiling pasta, no velveeta, and no condensed soups needed. Perfect side dish or kid-friendly dinner option!
I have tried macaroni and cheese recipes in the Crock-Pot slow cooker before, but they always require you to boil the pasta ahead. I feel like if you are going to do this step, it's just as easy to bake the mac and cheese…why involve the slow cooker? So, my idea was to develop a recipe that you could throw. You can have Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese
- Prepare 1 box of pasta uncooked. (I use shells, they grab that cheese!).
- It's 1/3 of stick of butter.
- It's 1 can of evaporated milk.
- You need 1/2 cup of water or milk. If I'm out of milk like today, water works just fine(: (I just fill the evaporated milk can half full).
- It's 1 can of diced tomatoes with juice. You can leave this out, but add about 1/2 cup more water or milk..
- It's 4 cup of of your fav grated cheese, yep 4! I used 2 cups cheddar blend, and 2 cups Velveeta shreds. I know..VELVEETA?!?! Sometimes that melty gooey cheese food weird stuff is ok..lol 1 block of cream cheese in place of 2 cups is heaven too..
- You need 1 of salt and pepper to your liking.
- It's 1 of paprika sprinkled over the top.
Homemade macaroni and cheese is a process. You need to make a cheese sauce while also cooking pasta in another pot. And you'll almost definitely feel the need to make a buttery topping and bake it (even though it was already perfectly. This recipe I found from the One Pot Chef Show!
Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese step by step
- Turn your crock pot on high, drop in the butter. Once its soft and melty (not completly melted) pour your uncooked pasta in and stir to coat. That dry pasta soaks it up(:.
- Dump in the evaporated milk, diced tomatoes, and water. Salt and pepper. Stir..
- Add all your cheese. Stir..
- Turn your crock pot to low, and let the cheeses melt for about an hour..
- Stir to blend into a cheesey sauce..
- Top with paprika, cover and cook for 2 more hours. Enjoy!.
I absolutely love how this turned out, and now it is a staple dish in my rotation! One Pot Chef Show Mac N. How to Make Crock Pot Mac n Cheese. You guys know we are all about simple here and we think you'll love just how easy and tasty this mac and cheese recipe is. Creamy and cheesy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese made with Velveeta is a Bob Evans copycat How to make Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese.