Awesome Slow Cooker Macaroni & Cheese With Just 5 Ingredients

Dawn
by Dawn
68 -
3 hr 15 min

There is no denying the ultimate comfort that a good bowl of macaroni & cheese offers us. Thinking about this delicious homemade comfort dish always reminds me of childhood. Back when my world mainly consisted of hand made meals that were constructed with love and possibly a little sunshine. This post contains affiliate links.

bowl of mac and cheese in serving bowl with slow cooker in background

While I'm constantly trying to work on my own dinner game, recipe books that focus on shortcuts are my friend.

I recently was offered the chance to check out Slow Cooker Dump Dinners by Jennifer Palmer. All of the recipes boast only 5 ingredients or less.

Say what? 5 Ingredient Mac & Cheese?? Unbelievable Mac & Cheese in your slow cooker.

If you know anything about me, you'll know why I just had to get this collection of recipes into my hands asap!

Before really diving into the book, I landed on her Country-Style Macaroni and Cheese recipe and knew this just had to be the first to try.

Say what? 5 Ingredient Mac & Cheese?? Unbelievable Mac & Cheese in your slow cooker.

I've been wanting to try slow cooker mac n' cheese for ages now. My cousin made some a while back and it was delish! I have to admit, I was slightly skeptical. Would it burn? The end results were perfect, just like homemade macaroni and cheese should be. Between my son and I, this didn't last long.

Say what? 5 Ingredient Mac & Cheese?? Unbelievable Mac & Cheese in your slow cooker.

This recipe is courtesy of the Slow Cooker Dump Dinners, with permission to share. And, this IS too good not to.

One note: the recipe calls for only 1 teaspoon of salt. I found that mine needed a little more for the flavor to pop to perfection.

tall bowl of mac and cheese. slow cooker pictured in background

Want more super simple dinner recipes that can be essentially dumped and cooked in your slow cooker?

Oh, last thought. Did I ever mention how much I love cheese? *Drool*

Say what? 5 Ingredient Mac & Cheese?? Unbelievable Mac & Cheese in your slow cooker.

Have you ever tried making Mac & Cheese in your slow cooker? What ingredients were in yours? How did it turn out?

Awesome Slow Cooker Macaroni & Cheese With Just 5 Ingredients
Recipe details
  • 68  -
  • Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 3 Hours Total time: 3 hr 15 min
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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of Cooked Elbow Macaroni
  • 2 Large Eggs, Beaten
  • 5 Cups of Grated or Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 2.5 Cups of Whole Milk
  • ¼ Cup of Butter
  • 1 Tsp. Salt
  • Dash or Pepper and Paprika
Instructions

Mix cooked macaroni, eggs, 4 cups of cheese, milk, butter and seasonings until blended. Sprinkle the reserved cup of cheese over the top. Cook on low for 3 hours. Stir before serving. Enjoy!
Dawn
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Comments
  • Sue Sue on Aug 16, 2023

    I'm wondering what the pasta end result is. Do you really start with cooked pasta? Or should that be uncooked? Please help

    • Dory Stewart Dory Stewart on Aug 31, 2023

      FYI - looked up another slow cooker mac and cheese recipe. . . It uses UN-COOKED pasta. . . and it makes sense given the amount of liquid it uses starting out in this recipe.

  • Alice Coyle Alice Coyle on Aug 29, 2023

    My grandson has an egg allergy. How can I modify this recipe to omit eggs?

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