Moms & Kids Approve!
If your family is like ours and could eat Homemade Mac and Cheese every night of the week, then you have to try this super easy slow cooker version! Moms love this crock pot mac and cheese because it’s low-effort, and kids love it because it’s delicious! It’s great for busy nights, busy holidays and It’s definitely a main dish favorite that everyone will love!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 2 hours
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni – Elbow macaroni noodles are a mac and cheese classic, but you can use other similarly sized noodles like shells, cavatappi, penne, farfalle, fusilli, or rotini. 4 tablespoons butter – salted or unsalted butter both work for this recipe 2½ cups grated cheddar cheese – use any cheese that melts well, or add a flavor twist with manchego, muenster, provolone, Monterey jack, fontina, gruyere, or American cheese. Even Velveeta cheese works. ½ cup sour cream – or plain Greek yogurt 1 (10.75-ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup – or cream of chicken soup ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup whole milk – whole milk makes the creamiest sauce but a lower fat milk can be used. black pepper, to taste – for added flavor, use garlic salt with parsley flakes
How to Make Crock Pot Mac and Cheese
Use at least a 6-quart crockpot for this recipe. To double this recipe, which we do all the time, we have been able to have everything fit in out 8-quart slow cooker. Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video Recipe Video