But if you need to make a bigger batch this recipe doubles easily and because the pasta noodles are cooked on the stove-top you do not really need to adjust the cooking time and your elbow macaroni wonвЂ™t get mushy. This recipe makes about 4 servings which I think is perfect if I am making it just for the kids or I am going to serve it as a side dish to go along with a main entree and vegetables. And I have to sayвЂ¦this recipe, the kids absolutely adore! Cooked on the stove top, baked in the oven and now this yummy version made in the slow cooker. We have tried several homemade macaroni & cheese recipes over the years. But in my humble opinion homemade is always better than anything you are going to find in a pouch of powder. While in a pinch, a box of store bought mac and cheese will do. If you love this recipe, youвЂ™ll also love this macaroni casserole which is made with a homemade sauce with the addition of kielbasa sausage and veggies.I donвЂ™t know a kid who doesnвЂ™t like macaroni and cheese and MY kids are no exception to that rule. In just those two hours, youвЂ™ll have one of the best sides вЂ“ or main dishes вЂ“ your family has ever had. Also, cream cheese acts like a thickener, helping the sauce stick to the ridges of the noodles. Let it go for an hour, stir and then it cook for another hour. Adding cream cheese to 3 cheese mac and cheese helps add another layer of flavor to the cheese sauce. Place the lid onto the crock pot and turn it on low. Pour in the evaporated milk, milk and then the rest of the ingredients.

Sprinkle about 1/2 the Cheddar cheese over pasta and stir. Step 2 Add butter to pasta and stir until melted season with salt and pepper. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. The butter and olive oil make sure that your noodles wonвЂ™t be sticking together. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. (Since the macaroni has just been drained, itвЂ™s piping hot. Mix the butter and olive oil into the macaroni until itвЂ™s melted. ItвЂ™s definitely worth it for a meal like this. As you can see I used a slow cooker liner. Drain it and then put it into your crockpot along with the butter and olive oil. You can find them here.Д¬ook the macaroni to the box directions. 2 Cups Velveeta Cheese (cut into 1 inch squares)Д¬rockpot liners are a must! They make clean up so much easier.Do I think too much into these things? What do you think? Let me know in the comments.ДЄnyways,В to make this EASY Macaroni and Cheese Recipe But my mom had an extra half of Velveeta, so it became a main dish. The dessert was easy but I didnвЂ™t know if Macaroni and Cheese counted as a main dish. Yesterday for our church picnic we were to bring a main dish and a dessert. This is all you need to make this amazing meal вЂ“ or side. I love recipes like this because I know Macaroni and Cheese is a big hit with kids, yet this recipe is so good the adults will be asking for more! And itвЂ™s also the easiest thing ever to make for a potluck. Of course the recipe was shared and this past Sunday I made it again for our church picnic. She decided to make it for my dad when he visited her and bam!вЂ¦ He was hooked. My grandma cut out this easy Macaroni and Cheese in the crockpot recipe from the newspaper years ago. Just throw everything in the crock pot and in a few hours you have the best easy mac and cheese ever! A creamy crock pot mac and cheese recipe made with Velveeta.

Box mac and cheese in a crock pot