Blogmas Day 20: Slow Cooker Mac And Cheese Recipe

Welcome To Blogmas Day 20 Guys!

It's getting closer and closer to the big day, and I don't know about you guys, but I'm finding it harder and harder to get everything done in a day. As such, the slow cooker has become my new best friend, as I can start dinner as soon as I get home from work, and then get all my housework and Christmas planning done while dinner's slowly cooking away.


I happened to stumble across an amazing slow cooker macaroni and cheese recipe last week on Pinterest, and I made it over the weekend, and it met with rave reviews from my husband.


It's such a super easy recipe to make, and I decided to share it with y'all today, as it's definitely the perfect recipe to have on hand for these chilly, crazy days leading up to Christmas.



I found the original recipe on Pinterest, and you can see The Cookie Rookie's original post here




Here's How I made It:

First, I started by gathering all the ingredients according to the recipe:

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

4 tablespoons salted butter, cubed

3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup light sour cream

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup milk 

1/2 tsp dry mustard

salt and pepper to taste.

As you can see from the picture, I subbed half and half for the regular cream, and I just used plain old regular mustard instead of dry mustard which I usually do in mac and cheese recipes.

Next, The Directions Stated:

1) Bring a 2 quart saucepan of water to boil. Add pasta and cook for 7 minutes or until tender. Set aside.

2) Return the saucepan to the heat, and melt butter and cheese until cheese melts. 

3) Combine melted cheese, eggs, sour cream, soup, cream, milk, mustard, and salt and pepper in slow cooker. Stir in the macaroni and give the entire mixture a couple of stirs.

4) Cook on low for 4 hours.

5) Serve and enjoy

I always start by spraying my slow cooker, as I hate scrubbing it after.

This turned out amazing! But I did discover that the three hour cooking time for too long for my slow cooker, and mine was actually finished in two hours and fifteen minutes. I've experimented with a lot of slow cooker mac and cheese recipes over the last few years, and this one was by far the best. Neil and I both loved it, and I will definitely be making it again in the future. 

I highly recommend giving this recipe a try guys!

Thanks so much for reading, and I'll see you all tomorrow for Blogmas Day 21! We're getting so close to Christmas now :)

This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. I take no credit for the recipe, all rights to The Cookie Rookie Blog. The photos were taken by me with an Iphone.