Mac and Cheese is everyone’s favorite. No one can say no to baked Mac and cheese with crispy breads crumbs and ooey gooey cheese. I have already posted the traditional baked mac and cheese recipe and you can find it here. Today’s recipe differs from the baked mac and cheese in the ingredients used and the cooking process but tastes the same. Here is the slow cooker version of mac and cheese.
For this week’s blogging marathon theme I need to pick three from this list of Top 10 comfort food recipes. When I went over the list, I selected this Mac and Cheese recipe right away. Yes, the word slow cooker did catch my attention and here I am with the recipe. I had to skip couple of ingredients and alter couple others – the main one to skip is the cheddar cheese soup but substituted with more milk and cheddar cheese. Also I went with black pepper instead of white and used the cheese that I had in hand. (I used white cheddar and Mexican blend) The interesting ingredient in this recipe is the sour cream. The sour cream flavor along with onion powder tastes great. Even though the recipe doesn’t call for bread crumbs, I added them as Vaandu enjoys them in the pasta.
There is a good chance for the cheese to curdle as we use 2% milk and also curdling depends upon the cheese variety. Here are some tips to avoid that…
Ingredients:
- Uncooked pasta of your choice – 2 cups
- Milk (I used 2%) – 2 cups
- Sour Cream – ½ cup
- Butter – 2 tbsps
- Onion Powder – ½ tsp
- Pepper Powder – ¾ tsp ( I added more)
- Salt – a pinch
- Cheddar Cheese – 1 cup
- Mexican Cheese – 1 cup
- Bread crumbs – as required. (I used about ⅓ cup)
- Water for cooking the pasta.
Steps:
- Cook macaroni according to package directions for Al dente and drain it.
- In a large pan add the milk and let it warm up.
- Now add the sour cream, butter and the seasonings.
- Cook and stir over medium-low heat until blended
- Add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
- Now grease the slow cooker and add the cooked macaroni.
- Add in the cheese mixture and mix well.
- Cover it and slow cook on low mode for about 2 hours.
- Now mix well and add the bread crumbs before serving.
📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Mac And Cheese
Ingredients
- Uncooked pasta of your choice – 2 cups
- Milk I used 2% – 2 cups
- Sour Cream – ½ cup
- Butter – 2 tbsps
- Onion Powder – ½ tsp
- Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Cheddar Cheese – 1 cup
- Mexican Cheese – 1 cup
- Bread crumbs – as required. I used about ⅓ cup
- Water for cooking the pasta.
Instructions
- Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente and drain it.
- In a large pan add the milk and let it warm up.
- Now add the sour cream, butter and the seasonings.
- Cook and stir over medium-low heat until blended
- Add the grated cheese and stir until melted.
- Now grease the slow cooker and add the cooked macaroni.
- Add in the cheese mixture and mix well.
- Cover it and slow cook on low mode for about 2 hours.
- Now mix well and add the bread crumbs before serving.
Notes
Add any cheese of your choice and adjust the quantity accordingly. Adapted from http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/easy-slow-cooker-mac---cheese
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Mac and cheese looks so creamy.
Thanks :-)
Mac & cheese looks prefect and droolworthy..Wish i get this cheesy mac rite now.
I have a slow cooker that I am yet to use. I will definitely try this recipe :)
Yeah use it yaar. Its definitely a life saver
Mac and cheese yummm my favorite but in slow cooker interesting..
Thanks Padma.
cant get my kids to eat this one dish ! these pics look great….
Thanks a lot.
Lovely. My daughter is a great fan of mac n cheese and I too have bookmarked this version.
Thanks Suma.
That is a creamy and delicious looking Mac and cheese.
Thanks a lot Pavani.
Nice recipe to put the ski cooker to use.
yup.. :-) Thanks Usha
Sour cream and onion powder are quite interesting ingredients in mac n cheese. Nice one!
:-) Yup. Thanks
Looks so inviting..
Thanks Gayathri.
Sounds interesting that you used slow cooker…I love mac and cheese in any method..:)
he he yeah.. me too.
nom nom!! yum
Thanks Freda.
I am loving the sound of this Mac and Cheese!
:-) :-) Come over lets have some.
Looks creamy and super delicious!
Thanks Kushi.
Super delicious Sri :)
Thanks GB :-)
An all time favourite ! Looks great .
Thanks Vaishali..
Slow cooker sounds to be a grt product.. Looks creamy and yummy..super ma
Oh yeah.. get it da.. its a life saver.
Mild and tasty…
Thanks Bharani..
Wow … Looks mouthwatering Vidhya :)
Thanks :-)