Slow Cooker Bacon Mac And Cheese Food

SLOW COOKER BACON MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a nonstick skillet. Place on paper towel-lined plate to cool and then crumble the bacon.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat. Saute jalapeno in bacon fat until soft. Remove from heat.
• Spray a crockpot with cooking spray. (My crockpot is about 6 quarts.) Use a slotted spoon to remove jalapenos from skillet and place in crockpot.
• Combine all remaining ingredients, including bacon in crockpot and stir well.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for 2 1/2 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BACON MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the first 6 ingredients until blended. Stir in pasta and cheeses; transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until pasta is tender, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes before serving. Top with bacon.

SLOW COOKER BACON, MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Get out your ingredients and get everything measured.
• Fry your bacon until crisp, remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Once drained, crumble it and place on another paper towel until needed.
• Leave a few tablespoons of bacon grease and add your chopped onion. Stir until onions are tender.
• Add peppers for a minute or so and then remove from heat and set aside.
• Line your slow cooker with an aluminum foil collar and coat with cooking spray. If you need to take a moment to watch the video to see how to do this. Otherwise, you are basically just lining your slow cooker with tin foil until it comes up over the edge of your slow cooker. Your lid will sit inside the tin foil.
• Prepare your boiling water while you are microwaving the pasta.
• Microwave macaroni and oil in bowl at 50 percent power, stirring every minute, until macaroni begin to look toasted and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer hot macaroni to prepared slow cooker and immediately stir in 2¾ cups boiling water.
• Stir in evaporated milk, condensed soup, cheddar, Monterey Jack, mustard, 1 teaspoon pepper, and ½ teaspoon salt.
• Add bacon, onions and peppers.
• Give everything a good stir trying not to puncture the tinfoil.
• Cover and cook until macaroni are tender, 1 to 2 hours on high.
• The first time you make this recipe in your slow cooker check your pasta and give it a quick stir at the 1 hour mark (I remove the lid with the spoon in my hand and while holding the lid give it a stir and leave a few noodles on the spoon and return the lid to the slow cooker). You don't want the lid off for any longer than you have to.
• Allow pasta on your spoon to cool slightly, check your pasta for doneness and see if any salt, pepper or other seasonings are needed.
• Decide how close your pasta is to being cooked, the way you prefer, and check slow cooker accordingly until cooked. I would not check any sooner than every 12 to 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• If you are serving from your slow cooker, gently stir remaining ¼ cup boiling water into macaroni until combined. You may want to add a little more boiling water or none at all. The decision is up to you. I always add it myself.
• Macaroni can be held on warm or low setting for up to 30 minutes. Adjust consistency with extra boiling water as needed.
• Once finished serving macaroni and cheese, grab the overhanging tinfoil, lift and dump any leftovers into an airtight container and into your fridge.
• I hope you will take a moment to let me know what you thought of this recipe. Please take a look below at all of the variations you have when making this recipe and I urge you to try at least a few of them! I think you will be glad you did.

SLOW COOKER MACARONI, BACON AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into the crock pot and stir to combine. Cover and cook for 8-9 hours on Low OR 4-5 hours on High. Eat and enjoy! cook's notes No need to fry bacon, though I suppose you could. Optional: after cooking time is up, place the mac and cheese in a baking dish and put under broiler until top browns.

SLOW COOKER MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large 4-quart slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray, mix the macaroni, evaporated milk, milk, butter, salt, pepper, eggs and all but 1/2 cup of the grated cheese. Sprinkle the reserved cheese over the top of the mixture and then sprinkle with paprika. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours and 15 minutes. Turn off the slow cooker, stir the mixture and serve hot.

TASTY MAC AND CHEESE (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Mince or puree large onion.
• Boil noodles in water or in chicken broth (adds more flavor). Add a dash of salt and the minced or pureed onion.
• Slightly beat together egg, milk, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• Melt butter (about 40 sec in the microwave) and then stir so all the solid is mixed well.
• Mix the butter and Evaporated Milk into the bowl with the egg and milk mixture.
• Pour drained noodles into the slow cooker or crock pot. Spread evenly.
• Lightly mix in the cubed Velvetta cheese and Vermont Sharp Cheddar (Cracker Barrel is one brand), leaving some on the top.
• Pour the milk mixture over the noodles and cheese. Do NOT Stir.
• Spread bacon bits over the top of noodles. Do NOT Stir.
• Spread the 2 cups of shredded cheese over the top of the mac and cheese. Do NOT Stir.
• Cook on High for 90 minutes and then stir together to blend the melted cheese. Then another 90 minutes on High or 3 hrs on Low. Do not remove lid until the first 90 minutes has passed so that the mixture sets correctly.
• Stir well before serving.

SLOW COOKER MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Generously spray the inside of the slow cooker with Pam (or coat with oil).
• Whisk together all ingredients except the cheese and macaroni.
• Pour mixture into slow cooker, and stir in macaroni and shredded cheese.
• Cover and cook on LOW, stirring once to break up macaroni clumps.
• Check at 2 hours to determine if more time will be needed.
• If needed, stir, and continue to cook for another 1-2 hours.

SLOW COOKER MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the pasta and drain, then put everything in a slow cooker and stir well. Season, cover and cook on low for 1 hr. Stir again, put the lid back on and cook for another 30 mins until the pasta is cooked and the sauce has reduced enough to coat the macaroni.
• Leave the lid off and reduce for the last 10 mins if you need to, or add a splash more milk - this will depend on the size of your slow cooker and the brand. Serve with extra cheese.