Then I discovered the joys of baked Macaroni and Cheese at a barbecue a few years back, and then I realized that, of course, you can make Mac ‘n’ Cheese with real cheese on the stove top.Īnd I thought to myself, “What a wonderful world.” When done, carefully remove the crockery and set aside to allow the macaroni and cheese to rest for about half and hour and set up (optional but recommended) then serve.I’m sad to say that there was a point in my life when I hated Mac n’ Cheese.ĭoesn’t that make you sad for my childhood? Oh, the wasted years!įor much of my life, I didn’t realize that there was anything else out there other than the watery, powder-made instant cheese sauce from a box.

Top the macaroni mixture with the remaining cheese, cover with the lid, reduce the cook setting to low and slow cook for 3 hours.

Carefully pour in the cheesy milk mixture, add half of the grated cheese and seasonings then gently stir to combine.

Drain the elbow macaroni well and add it to the crockery and stir to combine the pasta with the melted butter.

While the pasta cooks in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cheese soup, eggs and milk.

Cook the pasta 6 to 7 minutes, not completely done. Stir to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Once the water is rapidly boiling, add about a half a teaspoon of kosher salt to the water along with the elbow macaroni. Set the pot of water over high heat on your stove top, cover with a lid and bring to a boil.

Use a large pot and add enough water to par-cook the macaroni.

Place the stick of butter in the slow cooker crockery, cover with the lid, and set the Crock Pot on the high cook setting to melt the butter while you prep the rest of the ingredients.

You can season according to your own tastes. I add more black pepper than salt in my mac n cheese because the cheese is salty and I figure there’s a salt shaker on the table if someone wants more.

Salt and Black Pepper – for seasoning.

Eggs – helps to create the Southern style macaroni and cheese.

If you’ve never tried adding a little smoked cheddar, you should. Just a little bit adds such richness of flavor and that hint of smokiness that everyone will rave over. In addition to the regular cheddar cheese, I also add in a little bit of smoked cheddar cheese.

The pre-shredded store bought cheeses have anti-caking agent mixed in and that does interfere with the perfect meltiness of the cheese. Grating your own cheese ensured it melts better and is delicious. Different Cheeses – I used extra sharp cheddar cheese and it must be freshly grated.You’ll need two cans if you go that route. You can use evaporated milk if your prefer that for making your macaroni dish. This creamy sauce liquid mixture helps ensure you have a delicious creamy mac. Cheese Sauce – which consists of a cheddar cheese soup combined with whole milk (or regular milk as it is called at our house).Slightly cooking the noodles before adding them to the Crock Pot will ensure that you don’t over do it on the cooking time and end up with mushy mac. I do like to parboil the pasta before adding it to the slow cooker but not all the way to al dente. Uncooked Pasta – elbow macaroni to be specific.Here’s what you will need to make this slow cooker macaroni:

Homemade mac and cheese in a crock pot