15 Slow-Cooked Mac and Cheeses For When There's No Time For Stovetop
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I feel very passionately about macaroni and cheese. I love making different versions for every season, subbing out different cheeses and pasta shapes, serving it casserole-style, in muffin form, or straight from the stovetop. However, I fully understand that sometimes there's no time for all that fuss. Thankfully, these genius bloggers have developed slow-cooker mac and cheese recipes you can set and forget before heading out for work. In a few hours, you can come home to creamy, rich mac and cheese for dinner, minus much effort or dishes.
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Slow-Cooker Macaroni and Cheese
What makes it special: Greek yogurt and evaporated milk take things up a notch.
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Slow-Cooker Four-Cheese Macaroni
What makes it special: This one is mostly cheese . . . with a side of pasta.
Get the recipe: slow-cooker four-cheese macaroni
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Slow-Cooker Bacon Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: Worcestershire sauce adds a punchy savoriness to the pasta.
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No-Boil Crock-Pot Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: The pasta cooks inside the slow cooker, and the creamy sauce is a combo of Velveeta, sharp cheddar, and Monterey Jack.
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Slow-Cooker Taco Macaroni and Cheese
What makes it special: This is like chile con queso dip but with spiral noodles mixed in.
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Super Easy Slow-Cooker Macaroni and Cheese
What makes it special: Paula Deen inspired this recipe, which, to be expected, has plenty of butter and heavy cream.
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Slow-Cooker Hawaiian Pizza Macaroni and Cheese
What makes it special: This is just a fancy way of saying Canadian bacon is thrown in the mix.
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Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: This is a true set-and-forget recipe. Everything, including the dried pasta, goes into the slow cooker.
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Creamy Slow-Cooker Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: Eggs are an unexpected addition, but it's actually a traditional ingredient in silky carbonara sauce.
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Slow-Cooker Beer Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: Beer-drenched ground beef and macaroni and cheese come together for a rustic one-pot dinner.
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The Best Creamy Crock-Pot Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: Sour cream and cheddar cheese soup form the sauce in this dish.
Get the recipe: the best creamy Crock-Pot mac and cheese
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Four-Cheese Slow-Cooker Mac
What makes it special: Asiago, Monterey Jack, sharp cheddar, and gouda melt together in this mac.
Get the recipe: four-cheese slow-cooker mac
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Slow-Cooker White Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese
What makes it special: Bacon and shredded chicken turn this mac into a heartier meal.
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Three-Cheese Crock-Pot Macaroni and Cheese
What makes it special: This is the creamiest mac you'll ever encounter. Just don't try to use whole-wheat elbow noodles!
Get the recipe: three-cheese Crock-Pot macaroni and cheese
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Slow-Cooker Chili Mac
What makes it special: This one's definitely on the soupier side if you prefer chili more than mac.
Get the recipe: slow-cooker chili mac