Today's recipe is perfectly fitting for our Potluck Sunday theme. You can guarantee that when you attend most any church or family potlucks that you will find a big dish of Homemade Macaroni and Cheese gracing the table. It's one of these dishes that you know will feed an army and please just about everyone. Today I want to share my girl, Trisha Yearwoods Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese recipe.This macaroni and cheese dish is very good, very simple, and only requires a handful of ingredients. It does take about 3 hours to cook, so the hardest part of the whole thing is just having a little patience. I kept finding myself peeking under the lid to check out what was going on LOL. I know not to do that with crock pot recipes, but it's so hard to resist the aroma.
I'm sure I will get slammed by the high calorie and butter police, but that's OK, everything in moderation right? You can pair this dish with a vegetable and salad on the side to help cut down on some of the fat. Plus you can always substitute with whole wheat pasta, light cheese, 2% or fat free milk and less butter. I'm not sure what the results would be like by changing up the ingredients, so keep that in mind if you go with a lighter version.
As for me I will make it just as the recipe states and just eat less LOL. Believe me I am not eating homemade macaroni and cheese every week. This recipe is one of those recipes I save for a special occasion, potluck, or holiday get together because this dish is that evil.
Alright now it's your turn. Do you have a recipe you would like to bring to our virtual potluck? Come join the fun and link directly to your recipe post , not your homepage. Also please include a link back to Mommy's Kitchen so everyone can see all the delicious recipes. I would like to thank everyone who participates every week in Potluck Sunday. I hope you will pop over and visit all of these wonderful recipe contributions.I temporarily removed the Linky tool from this post. For some reason it was causing half of my post to not be visible. When I remove it then the post works perfectly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I have added some step by step photos of just how easy this macaroni and cheese is to make. This is a toss everything in the slow cooker kind of recipe. Well, at least that is what I accidentally did. As you can see by the above photo I forgot to pre cook the macaroni before adding it.For some reason I thought it said un cooked, but I didn't it said cooked. I am happy to say that in the end the macaroni and cheese turned out great even without cooking the macaroni first. If you're looking for a easy dish to take to a get together, I recommend Trisha's Slow Cooker Mac & Cheese.
Trisha's Crock pot Macaroni & Cheese
8 - ounces elbow macaroni, cooked
1- 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 1/2 - cups whole milk
2 - large eggs, beaten
1/4 - cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 - teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
2 - 10-ounce bricks sharp Cheddar cheese, grated (about 5 cups)
Dash of paprika
In a larger 4 quart crock pot sprayed with cooking spray, mix the macaroni, milk, eggs, butter, salt, pepper, and all but 1/2 cup of the grated cheese. Sprinkle the reserved cheese on top of the mixture and then sprinkle with paprika. Cook on low for 3 hours and 15 minutes. Turn off the crock pot, stir the mixture and serve.
8 - ounces elbow macaroni, cooked
1- 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 1/2 - cups whole milk
2 - large eggs, beaten
1/4 - cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 - teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
2 - 10-ounce bricks sharp Cheddar cheese, grated (about 5 cups)
Dash of paprika
In a larger 4 quart crock pot sprayed with cooking spray, mix the macaroni, milk, eggs, butter, salt, pepper, and all but 1/2 cup of the grated cheese. Sprinkle the reserved cheese on top of the mixture and then sprinkle with paprika. Cook on low for 3 hours and 15 minutes. Turn off the crock pot, stir the mixture and serve.
Note: If you don't have a crock pot , grease a 9 x 13 inch pan with butter, add the mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
My crock pot gets pretty hot, so check your macaroni and cheese after about 2 hours. Mine took a little over 2 hours to cook.
Serves 12
Serves 12
19 comments:
Hi,
This is my first time on your blog. The food looks really delicious.
I linked a red cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw recipe to your Sunday Potluck which is low in fat and high in slimming vegetables. It's a great complement to eat with your macoroni and cheese dish..
Ohhhh Tina....that Mac and Cheese looks SOOOO fabulous...makes me want to Freak the Freak Out, lol! Thanks so much for posting and for hosting my favorite potluck ;)
Can't wait to try that mac&cheese! I linked up my Lemon Cheesecake pie which I made the first time my father-in-law visited from Maryland, now he's heading to Texas again for Spring Break. Thanks for hosting!
Hi Tina! This week I am sharing my recipe for Mashed Garnet Yams With Bacon And Chipotle. I made it twice last week (I forgot to measure how much it made the first time!) It is really an incredible combination of flavors and I am happy to have more in the fridge right now!
Thanks for hosting!
Oh yummy! That mac and cheese looks so good! Its really cold here today and a big bowl of that would be perfection. Thanks for hosting the swap. I brought peanut butter balls.
Oh my goodness! Mac n Cheese in a crockpot! Awesome! I am so making this!! : )
OMGosh...comfort food in a crockpot....thans for sharing an easy version of M & C! As always, my thanks for hosting the hop as well.
Happy Sunday.
Wow your mac n cheese looks awesome! I love making homemade macaroni and cheese but it always takes too long. I love that this version goes in the crock=pot so I could make it early in the day for dinner.
I never tried Mac & Cheese in the crock pot. I've got to give this a try! Thanks!
No butter police here...I just made a cake that used 4 sticks! LOL
This looks so great.
I have had good luck with Trisha's recipes so I know this will be no exception! :)
Oh - I made the German Chocolate Cheesecake. It turned out great. That frosting was amazing!!
Oh my gosh! I can't wait to make this mac 'n cheese. I'm really enjoying the Trisha recipes you are making. I have to get her cookbooks, since I love southern food too. We are practically neighbors!
Hi Tina, I have to say, I think YOU cooked the recipe right with uncooked macaroni. 1 measuring cup of cooked macaroni to serve 12 people is not right. 1 cup uncooked will swell up with the liquid and make far more volume. I dont think 1 cup already cooked macaroni would stand up to 3 hours in a crock pot and still be good. I will certainly try it your way first cause I think it is RIGHT! I am linking up a divine way to cook chicken. Turn it upside down! Enjoy your sunday evening. All the best, Alex
I assumed by the recipe 8 - ounces elbow macaroni, cooked would mean to meausre 8 oz of dry macaroni first and then cook it. I don't think one cup (8oz) cooked would be near enough for this recipe.
Loved your recipe :)
Oh my, yum! I'm going to give that a try! :)
PS- Your recipes look DELICIOUS and I can't wait to try one out!
That mac-n-cheese looks scrumptious. I tried making it once before in the slow cooker and it didn't turn out right but you and Trisha have given me hope. I think this will make an appearance at Easter Dinner.
Do you still happen to have the recipe links which were in today's linky tool? There was a pizza palmier recipe there I wanted to try and I can't find the link by searching other places. Thanks!! -Eve
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