**Pamela in Winnipeg**

[luv2dance]

hello,
I noticed in a thread recently someone posted your easy crockpot mac and cheese recipe.

It looks yummy and simple. I have 2 quick questions on the recipe:

1st, you add uncooked macaroni to the saucepan prior to adding it to the crockpot correct. The crockpot is what cooks the macaroni, not the stove top right?

2nd, have you ever prepared this, say, in the morning, put it in the fridge and then put it in the crockpot at night to cook prior to dinner? I was wondering if it would come out ok? I thought I might put it together and since my DH gets home before me, all he needed to do was put it in the crockpot to cook it.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Leslie

[Teresa M]

Hi, I sent her a copy of your question on her recipe.

[luv2dance]

Thank you,
how did you do that? Is there somewhere on the actual recipe to do that?

[* Pamela *]

Thanks Theresa! I would have missed this question.

1. Yes the crockpot cooks the macaroni not the sauce pan.
I usually put the dry macaroni into the crockpot, then cook the sauce and then dump it over.

2. Hmmm! good question. I have not tried it this way but I have a feeling that the texture would be altered because it would start to soak up the moisture from the sauce by being in it all day. Personally I would not do it but if you try it and it works let me know.

Thanks for your interest in this recipe!
Pamela

[Teresa M]

Hello luv2dance, and welcome to Recipezaar!

This is how I did it, but I’m sure there are probably much easier ways. You know her name is Pamela from Winnipeg, which it’s almost a sure bet that there’s going to be more members names with Winnipeg than with Pamela. So I typed in winnipeg, then when it asked me I said I wanted winnipeg in a member’s name, which Pamela from Winnipeg wasn’t hard to find from that. Then her “about me” page popped up, which listed all of her recipes, including the one called “crockpot recipes”, which had what you asked about, Easy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese, recipe #81853.

Then I just clicked on the link to e-mail her. I think you have to have a paid membership to do that though because I couldn’t e-mail anyone with a question on a recipe until I was a paid member of Recipezaar.

If there’s an easier way to find the above information I’d welcome it from those more computer savvy.


Oops, we were answering at the same time, all's well that ends well and the best person to answer the question is of course the author.

[luv2dance]

Thanks guys for your responses!

When I make this, I'll let you know how it comes out.

Leslie