Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

This delicious Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is easy to make and super tasty. There’s nothing easier than cooking with the Crockpot! Keeping simple slow cooker recipes like this on hand is great for family dinners.

This recipe for slow cooker mac and cheese is simple and quick to prepare. The Crockpot will do all the rest of the work for you. When making a Crockpot mac and cheese recipe you can walk away and do anything else while it cooks!

You can easily make this recipe as a side dish, the main entree, or for parties and events. It’s simple and fun, definitely a family friendly choice as well.

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If you like to make mac and cheese but you don’t like spending the day cooking and hovering around in the kitchen you will absolutely adore this simple recipe for slow cooker mac and cheese. It’s quick to prep and then the Crockpot will go to work for you.

After you’ve combined everything in the Crockpot you’ll find that it’s pretty easy to let the slow cooker work while you have fun with your family or focus on other tasks.

For those of you who want to meal prep, this is a great way to make a big batch of an indulgent dish that everyone loves. You can make this recipe ahead of time and reheat it throughout the week.

I’m not a huge fan of making this recipe ahead of time and freezing it. Macaroni is unpredictable when freezing and thawing. The good news is that it’s easy to prepare this recipe and the slow cooker does the heavy lifting so you don’t have to stress about preparing this one.

If you want to incorporate some veggies you can serve this with a variety of vegetable side dishes or with some fresh greens for salad! Try make it with Balsamic Roasted Asparagus, Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower, Easy Garlic Green Bean Recipe With Tomatoes, or Baked Acorn Squash!

Ingredients for Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe:

If you want to make this Crockpot recipe at home you will need elbow noodles, milk, sharp cheddar cheese, gouda cheese, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, butter, olive oil cooking spray, and a crockpot liner!

All of these ingredients are pretty easy to grab from the store and everything comes together really easily after that!

Recipe for Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese:

This easy recipe for the slow cooker is great for a dinner recipe or a side dish. You can even make this for a crowd. It’ll serve 4-6 as a main dish and about 8-20 as a side dish depending on the portion size!

Even though this recipe is made in the slow cooker it’s pretty fast. We’re using cooked noodles which speeds up the cooking time. You only need about an hour total for this one which makes it a suitable option even if it’s a busy weeknight.

Either line your crockpot with a liner, or spray with cooking spray.

Shred both of the cheeses.

Fill a large pot halfway with water and boil, then add noodles, boil for 6 minutes, and drain.

Toss the noodles with olive oil, then add to the crockpot.

Add milk and stir.

Add shredded cheeses and seasonings. Stir well to combine.

Arrange cubed butter on top of the macaroni mixture.

Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and stir well.

Cook for another 10-15 minutes, stir and serve hot.

Looking for more recipes to try?

If you liked making this tasty recipe for mac and cheese you will definitely want to try some of these other recipes that everyone will love!

We’ve got some other mac and cheese recipes, gluten free options, and one of our favorite ground turkey goulash recipes. There’s something for everyone no matter what kind of hole you need to fill in your meal plan.

• Deep Covered Baker Mac and Cheese
• Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese Casserole
• Taco Chicken Casserole
• Macaroni and Cheese Casserole
• 5-Ingredient Easy Cole Slaw Recipe
• Family Favorite Ground Turkey Goulash

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