Description
A rich, creamy, and comforting dump-and-go crockpot mac and cheese that delivers a bubbling, golden pool of cheesy pasta with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Lbs Uncooked elbow macaroni
- 16 oz Sharp Cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1.5 cups whole milk
- 0.5 cup butter
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Step: Fill a large pot with water and heat it to boil
- Step: Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water
- Step: Once the water boils, add the elbow pasta and cook according to the package instructions
- Step: After 7 minutes, your pasta should be done. Remove it from the heat and rinse it to stop the cooking
- Step: Crack an egg and one egg yolk, then whisk them together
- Step: Cut the butter and cut cream cheese into cubes for easier cooking
- Step: Spray the inside with non-stick cooking spray or wipe it down with a thin layer of softened butter
- Step: Add the cooked macaroni into the greased slow cooker
- Step: Pour in the whole milk
- Step: Add the evaporated milk
- Step: Add the cubed butter and cream cheese
- Step: Mix in the whisked egg and egg yolk
- Step: Stir to combine everything
- Step: Top with cheese
- Step: Stir to combine, everything should be well mixed
- Step: Season with salt, black pepper, and any other spices you like
- Step: Cover with a lid and cook on low for about 2 hours
- Step: After 1 hour, uncover and stir. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed. Cover and let it continue cooking
- Step: After 45 minutes, sprinkle more cheese on top and turn the heat to high for 10 more minutes
- Step: After 15 minutes, the mac and cheese is ready
- Step: Serve and enjoy!!
Notes
Always cook on LOW to prevent the cheese from separating. Shred cheese from a block to avoid anti-caking agents. Evaporated milk is essential for a stable sauce. If the dish thickens too much on the WARM setting, stir in 2-3 tablespoons of warm whole milk.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 750 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 155 mg