Embrace Your Crockpot® – Podcast

December 4, 2011

With the holidays just around the corner, time in the kitchen is limited so Brenda thinks Crockpot® cooking is the way to go…Libbie thinks otherwise. Laugh along as these two friends talk a little about their Thanksgiving holidays and a whole lot about Crockpot® cooking –the good, the bad and the delicious.

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Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

  • Ingredients:
  • 8 ounces macaroni pasta
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 3 ½ cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Directions:

Fill a large stock pot with salted water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 minutes only. Drain and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, evaporated milk, salt, pepper and dry mustard. Stir in cooked pasta and butter and three cups of the cheese. Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray and pour in pasta mixture. Cook on low for 3 hours. Top with the remaining cheese and cook an additional half hour. Serve hot.

  • Serves: 6
  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 3 ½ hours
  • Difficulty: easy

Recipe courtesy of Brenda Anderson for Salted and Styled.

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