If not, don’t forget to spray your slow cooker generously with cooking spray to help prevent sticking. If the edges of your mac & cheese starts to crisp up, don’t worry, that’s normal.After reading a lot of reviews & using some common 'cook' sense here's how this turned out suberb! While the noodles were cooking (6 min), I sprayed the pot lightly with Pam (just in case, like 1 reviewer suggested), turned my 3-qt Crock Pot on High & melted the butter (not margarine) & sharp cheese (I grated 16 oz wedge of sharp hoop cheese & reserved a little for the top later). If you have slow cooker liners, this is the time to use it to help make clean up easy. I turn off the slow cooker off so it doesn’t continue to cook. I also suggest you don’t let it sit on the WARM setting once it’s done cooking. If you cook this too long, it will overcook and dry out. If you’re not going to be home, don’t worry this is still a set-it-and-forget-it recipe and dish and it will still cook properly. For this recipe, if you’re home I suggest giving it a good stir halfway through cooking. I found 2 tbsp to be enough.įor most slow cooker recipes, you’re not supposed to lift the lid off the dish while it’s cooking. So again, if you want more butter, add more butter. I say only because I know people tend to add a lot more butter to their mac & cheese. But I’ve been told that I sometimes under-salt food so you can use more. “You don’t need a lot of salt, cheese has salt” that’s what my Mom said as a result, I only use 1/2 tsp of salt. I use a milk (almond milk) and heavy whipping cream. My Mother uses a combination of milk and evaporated milk. While they should work, unfortunately I cannot say for sure because I have not made this recipe using anything but regular pasta. I have not tried this using wheat pasta or gluten-free pasta. Macaroni elbows are probably the most popular choice but you can also use cavatappi, rotini, or shells. Stay away from thin pastas like linguine & spaghetti. Technically you can make mac & cheese out of any type of pasta but some are better suited than others. Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Italian Wedding Soup Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Gnocchi, Sausage & Kale After speaking with her, I updated this recipe by removing the poultry seasoning and adding in the paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Last week I called my Mother and asked her what she puts in her mac & cheese. The original recipe that I posted for this mac & cheese used only 5 ingredients, one of which was poultry seasoning. Mac & cheese just got super easy! This is a great side dish when you’re short on time. Yes you read that correctly, this recipe uses uncooked macaroni. It’s a combination of pasta, cheese, milk, and butter. If you give yourself cheat meals, this is a great cheat meal. This is probably the unhealthiest recipe you will find on this blog.

Slow cooker mac and cheese recipe