Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

I don't usually post a recipe that I haven't tried but I'm sharing this one because I'm making it today and assume it'll be good - no boil crock-pot macaroni and cheese. How bad can it be? It sounds good, and it sounds easy so....hopefully it'll be yum. Here's the recipe in case you want to try it too, I'll let you know later how it turns out!

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NO BOIL CROCK-POT® SLOW COOKER MAC AND CHEESE

Author: Cookies & Cups

Serves: serves 6

INGREDIENTS

• 2½ cups milk
• 1 (12- ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• ½ teaspoon paprika (I used smoked paprika)
• 1 pound elbow macaroni
• ¼ cup butter, cubed
• 4 ounces Velveeta, cubed
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, grated

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium bowl whisk together milk, evaporated milk, salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Pour the uncooked macaroni into your 5 quart Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker. Top with butter and all cheeses.
3. Pour the milk mixture on top and stir to combine.
4. Do your best to press all the macaroni into the milk mixture. It won't be completely covered, this is ok.
5. Cover your Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker and cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring once after one hour.
6. The mac and cheese will be done when all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is cooked.

2/9/17 Update - the mac and cheese turned out great! I kept it on warm in the crock pot for hours, eventually the sauce wasn't creamy anymore but still tasted great and some people really liked it after it cooked down like that. This is a keeper recipe for sure!

Super Bowl 2017

Figuring out what to make for Super Bowl on Sunday - told Dave I'm thinking pulled pork (again) and he said he just read something that had a breakdown of what is most popular to make for Super Bowl by state and Michigan's number one thing is pulled pork. Haha, so at least I come by it honestly LOL. This year I'm going to try a different version instead of my usual recipe, my sissy did this last year and raved about it so I'm gonna make it her way. See below for her recipe.

Not sure what else I'll make - usually guacamole and chips, and mini pigs-in-a-blanket. Click here for last years Super Bowl post to get some fun football themed ideas and my standard pulled pork recipe.

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Root Beer- BBQ Pulled Pork

• 7 pound pork shoulder roast
• 1 liter root beer
• Half large onion, pureed
• 2 bottles sweet baby rays bbq sauce
• Lawry's seasoned salt
• Hawaiian rolls

Rub pork with lawrys, put in crock pot. Purée onion and dump over pork, pour root beer over top till full (about a liter). Cook all day 8 hours. Take out of crock pot and shred it up and take out all the fat. (It was very fatty so ended up with a lot less meat). Dump crock pot juice into a big bowl. Put pork back in with a cup of the juice from the crock pot and the BBQ sauce. Save another cup of the juice. Put all in fridge. The next morning put that extra cup of saved juice on top and heat it all up. 🐷😊 served about 40 Hawaiian rolls.

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