Slow Cooker Alfredo Macaroni and Cheese

This Slow Cooker Alfredo Macaroni and Cheese doesn’t require pre-boiling the macaroni and tastes like a cross between your favorite Italian Alfredo pasta and traditional macaroni and cheese.

I’d been wanting to try a macaroni and cheese in my slow cooker for a long time. Both my kids (like most kids it seems) love macaroni and cheese but I actually don’t make it very often from scratch. I’ll be honest I usually rely on store brands to keep on-hand for when the macaroni and cheese craving strikes. Especially the single-serve microwave pouches. They are so convenient!

But sometimes I want macaroni and cheese for dinner and I felt like it should be just as convenient as the store varieties. Using a slow cooker seemed like the obvious solution but most recipes I’d found require boiling the macaroni first. And that just seemed like a fussy step to me. Do you agree?

So I found THIS recipe and modified it to my own tastes to make it more like an Alfredo cheese sauce. Plus I found that 12 ounces of pasta is really the right amount – at least for my slow cooker which is 6-quarts and runs on the hot side. You can save the last 1/4 box of macaroni for later and toss it into a pasta salad.

I wanted a good base that I could offer mix-ins with. Serve this Slow Cooker Alfredo Macaroni and Cheese with some roasted broccoli, grilled chicken, crumbled bacon, chopped tomatoes… the possibilities are endless. It’s a such a simple and family-pleasing dinner solution!

Slow Cooker Alfredo Macaroni and Cheese

2017-01-09 09:48:13

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Ingredients

1. 12 oz. macaroni pasta
2. 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
3. 2 1/2 cups milk
4. 2 cups (8 ounces) mozzarella cheese, shredded
5. 1 cup (4 ounces) sharp white American cheese, shredded
6. 1 cup (4 ounces) Parmesan cheese, shredded
7. 4 tablespoons butter, cubed
8. 1 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
10. fresh basil, chopped

Instructions

1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, whisk together the evaporated milk, milk, salt and garlic powder. Stir in the pasta, cubed butter and shredded cheese.
2. Cover and cook on low setting for 3 hours. Be sure and stir the macaroni and cheese after the first hour of cooking.
3. Serve topped with chopped fresh basil.

By Foodtastic Mom

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