Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese. This creamy crockpot mac and cheese is delicious! Just throw the milk, cheese, and seasonings in the slow cooker for a meal everyone will love! In order to get that ultra creamy texture in a crock pot, you either have to use condensed cheese soup or Velveeta cheese, neither of which appealed to me.
Homemade macaroni and cheese is a process. You need to make a cheese sauce while also cooking pasta in another pot. I have tried macaroni and cheese recipes in the Crock-Pot slow cooker before, but they always require you to boil the pasta ahead. You can cook Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese
- Prepare 1 box of pasta uncooked. (I use shells, they grab that cheese!).
- Prepare 1/3 of stick of butter.
- You need 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).
- Prepare 1 can of diced tomatoes with juice. You can leave this out, but add about 1/2 cup more water or milk..
- You need 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..
- It's 1 of salt and pepper to your liking.
- It's 1 of paprika sprinkled over the top.
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. Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy, and SO easy! No boiling pasta, no velveeta, and no condensed soups needed.
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!.
Perfect side dish or kid-friendly dinner option! A creamy crock pot mac and cheese recipe made with Velveeta. My grandma cut out this easy Macaroni and Cheese in the crockpot recipe from the newspaper years ago. She decided to make it for my dad when he visited her and bam!… Crock Pot Mac N Cheese is one of my favorite ways to make macaroni and cheese. My perfect macaroni and cheese is creamy, saucy, and Since we're making this mac and cheese in the crock pot, it couldn't be any easier.