Recipe: Tasty Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese

Easy crock pot Mac~n~Cheese. This creamy crockpot mac and cheese starts with uncooked elbow pasta; no boiling these noodles. Simply throw the milk, cheese, and seasonings in the slow cooker for a meal everyone Mushy mac and cheese can also be the result of using gluten free macaroni noodles as they do not hold up as well. Crock Pot Mac and Cheese is a family favorite recipe!

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 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

It's 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.
It's 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..
Prepare 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.
You need 1 of paprika sprinkled over the top.

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! How to Make Crock Pot Mac n Cheese.

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!.

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. 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 crockpot mac n cheese is one of our favorite side dish recipes.