Paula Deen's Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

zoe,owen,andliams mommy's Note:

This is another family favorite

• Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 4 tablespoons butter , cut into pieces
• 2 ½ cups about 10 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 eggs , beaten
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain.
2. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.
3. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well.
4. Then add drained macaroni and stir again.
5. Cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[Tcommesso]

Very good my family loved it. I left out the eggs and did not cook in the crock pot instead I baked it for 45 minutes @ 350. Last 15 minutes topped with cheese and turn oven up to 400.

[Chef of 5]

This mac and cheese is pretty good. BUT you have to eat it when the noodles are done and it does not take 3 hours for this to cook! I would say MAYBE an hour and a half. This has great flavor and reminds me of Stouffer's macaroni and cheese. This is not one to put in the crockpot in the morning and expect to come home to a dinner. It would be hopelessly overcooked by then! You can probably prepare this from an hour to an hour and a half before you plan on having dinner and let it cook. Once its done though, its done, unless you like overcooked noodles, which I don't! Only alteration I made was that I used 2% milk instead of whole. Still came out very creamy tasting. This is a creamy mac/chs, not a harder baked one, so you might want to consider that if your looking for something close to the old fashioned baked variety, this probably isn't for you. If you like creamy, this is pretty good! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

[Tinkerbell's Mommy]

Made this for a group on a getaway trip to the cabin. Very yummy!