Easy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese

I have made this twice and both times turned out very good. For me though, the original recipe has a little too much onion and not enough cheese. So on attempt 2, I doubled the cheese, cut the onions in half, and added a little dried mustard. PERFECT (for me)! Thanks for a great basic recipe as a starting point... I would never have thought to use my crock pot for Mac n' Cheese!

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I doubled the recipe, used 1/2 cup flour, omitted salt, black pepper, Emeril's essence, minced garlic, small onion minced, worcestershire sauce, dry mustard powder, 6 cups whole milk, 6 cups mild cheddar, 4 cups whole wheat elbow macaroni. Started on high, when sides of the slow cooker were hot turned it down to low, done in 2 1/4 hours. Tastes just like my baked m&c without heating up the kitchen!

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I don't like doing dishes, so I mixed the sauce ingredients right in my teflon-coated crockpot, stirred in the milk, added the cheese (1.5 cups) and the noodles, gave it another good stir, and turned it on high for an hour, stirring it at random intervals. I also threw in some chopped ham and used dried minced onions. It turned out like a hearty casserole (creamy, cheesy, yummy), but had more of a soft texture than the boil and bake variety.

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Perfect! I haven't been able to find a mac'n'cheese recipe, for the oven or the crockpot, that we liked as much as a cheapo box from kraft. Until now that is. We loved this! It came together very quickly, and is SO cheesy! The noodles were perfectly cooked after the 2 hours on low. We will absolutely be making this again and again. Thank you so much for sharing this!

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This was very easy and I liked it a lot. My husband said it was good, but prefers baked macaroni and cheese in the oven instead of the crock pot..he said he could tell a difference in the noodles. I would say...give it a try, to me it was great and simple too!!!!

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I've been looking my entire adult life for a mac and cheese crockpot recipe where you did not have to cook the noodles first. Thanks so much. The taste was great, I especially liked the slightly overdone cheese around the edges.

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Good, but too much onion and not enough cheese. I'll be trying again with less onion, it was way overpowering. I'd also double the amount of cheese. It's nice and creamy though, texture is perfect, so with a few tweaks it'd be excellent.

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I realized I have never reviewed this having made it numerous times. A very simple and tasty recipe, I made this often when I have to work late for my husband and 3 year old. I used dry onion powder vs regular onion, added pepper, garlic powder, dry mustard and a shot of Tabasco also, cooking with the flour. I also added a 1oz block of Velveeta light with the sharp cheddar I used for extra creaminess. Noodles were added raw. For those complaining it is too floury, be sure to cook your flour/spice/milk mix really well, that eliminates most of the floury taste. Is this as good a mac and cheese as the made from scratch baked in the oven recipe? No, but it is plenty tasty and MUCH quicker, so def a keeper for us. Thanks for posting.

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Good idea but this was way too dry and you can't taste the cheese. I had to add more milk and double the amount of cheese for it to even be edible. I won't be making this again unfortunately

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Easy and good in a hurry. I doubled the recipe and it worked great. The last time I made this I cooked the elbow mac and mixed the cheese sauce on the stovetop. It was great too. This is my mac and cheese recipe. No more blue boxes at my house.

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Sorry, but we did not care for this at all. It was not cheesy enough and was strong on onion flavor. I will keep looking for a crockpot mac and cheese recipe. Thanks anyway.

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I have made this recipe quite a few times. It is a little floury which i dont particularly like but still very yummy and easy! TY Pamela

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I *love* baked mac and cheese and won't touch the boxed kind, but my family prefers the boxes and not baked. This turned out to be our compromise. I added some extra cheese, but followed the recipe exactly otherwise. The taste is a little floury to me. The preparation is convenient and I'll be making it again.

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Excellent! I added a can of corn to this recipe. Easy and good!

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This recipe was a perfect template and exactly what I had hoped for. I minced one yellow onion and a green pepper in my food processor and added it and it was DELISH! Even my 13 mo old loves it. I plan to bring this in tomorrow for a pot luck at work. THANKS!!

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AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME and EASY EASY EASY. I doubled recipe and it still was done in 1 hour. Also doubled the amount of sharp cheddar cheese. Lastly, added 1/2 tsp of Dry Mustard and 1/2 tsp or more of Worchester Sauce. I just made this again (doubled the recipe of course) and I added 6 cut up hot dogs which was delightful for the kids. I also added an extra 3/4 cup of water and 2T of butter at the end because it was too gooey (and not creamy). Another update. . .I made this yet again and used velveeta and it was fabulous.

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I loved the idea of mac and cheese in the crock pot but this recipe didn't really do it for me. First, the onion gave it a weird flavour and my kids wouldn't eat it. 2nd, found it a bit dry. I would 1/2 the flour and double the cheese next time (probably add a bit more milk too close to the end).

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I thought this was a delicious and easy recipe! I made it for a covered dish dinner and everyone loved it, especially the kids! I plan to make it again this weekend for a family get-together. Thanks for sharing!

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This was alright; however, like others, it turned out very dry. I'm going to give it a second chance because I really enjoyed the convenience of making it this way. I'm going to try and add half again the amount of "sauce". I did use a combination of cheddar and Velveeta well as a little mustard powder.

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