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This Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck!  Great for summer when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen.

Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck! Great for summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen.
First, let me just start out by saying:  look at how perfectly creamy this crock pot macaroni and cheese is! It is a real beauty!

Because I don’t leave my crock pot out on the counter since it takes up way too much space, I tend to forget about it sometimes. I make my Stovetop Macaroni & Cheese all of the time instead.

The crock pot really is a life saver in the summer because I don’t have to heat up my house by turning the oven on, and that fact sure is appealing especially when the temperature outside is hanging out in the 80’s! I need to use it way more often than I do.

Normally, people go slow cooker crazy during the fall and winter (a plethora of soups, stews, etc.) but they really are just as useful in the summer…whether it’s for picnics, keeping your side dish warm, potlucks, whatever!

Get a slow cooker here for pretty cheap if you don’t already have one. I love mine!

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Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck! Great for summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen.

This is a great cheap and easy fix for your mac ‘n cheese craving when you don’t want to deal with all of those expensive cheeses other recipes call for.   It was creamy and tasted just like the old fashioned comfort food you look for with a meal like this!

It would be perfect for a large family get together or cookout and I love that it can be a side dish OR used as the main course. Add some meat if you want to make it more of a “meal”.

We ate this meal exactly as is. If you ARE looking for a more hearty mac & cheese, I have this One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese that I make a lot.

Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck! Great for summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen.
I love this Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe, not just for the amazing taste, but because it is so easy to just throw in the crock pot and forget about it.  Your oven will be freed up and you will ALSO be freed up while the crock pot does all of the work 🙂

Note:  -Cook the pasta to al dente – the pasta will continue to cook in the cheese while in the crock pot.

– Stir the macaroni and cheese occasionally so that the cheese mixture stays creamy and does not stick/harden.  This won’t affect the cooking time if you lift the lid a few times to give it a good stir.
 Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck! Great for summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen.
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Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese
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Recipe type: Dinner, Appetizer
Cuisine: Southern
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Serves: 10-12
 
Creamy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese recipe makes for the perfect side dish, party appetizer, or slow cooker dish to bring to a potluck! Great for summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8-ounce box isn't quite 2 cups)
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces
  • 2½ cups (about 10 ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 (10¾-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole milk or half and half
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain.
  2. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.
  3. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well.
  4. Add drained macaroni and stir again.
  5. Set the slow cooker on LOW setting and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Note: be sure to stir the macaroni and cheese a few times so that the cheese mixture stays creamy and does not stick/harden.

 Recipe source:  adapted from thefoodnetwork.com

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