Paula Deen’s Crockpot Mac and Cheese

This recipe has been recently updated with new pictures, and more tips to help you get the best results when making this recipe. 11/4/2019. 

Paula Deen’s Mac and Cheese recipe is one of my favorite recipes for mac and cheese. When you bite into the mac and cheese you get bites of melted gooey cheddar surrounding creamy cheesy noodles.

I must admit when I made this mac and cheese recipe from Paula Deen again, the instructions were a tad bit confusing but the results were oh so delicious. Step 2 calls for melting the butter and the cheese on a stovetop until everything is melted. This resulted in a big gloppy gooey mess of cheese that you dump in the crock pot. I’m like how does this even work cause the next step is adding in the eggs. With the hot cheese and eggs you’d end up with scrambled eggs. I always, always, always skip the egg part. If you read other reviews on different websites for this exact same recipe a lot of them say to not skip this step. 

Once you have everything combined in the slow cooker and let it cook on low for 2 to 3 hours all the soup, milk, sour cream, and cheese get all combined and when you bite into the mac and cheese you get bites of melted gooey cheddar. I can see why people love this recipe from Paula and it makes a great side dish to add to any Thanksgiving table. 

What do I need to make Crock Pot Mac and Cheese? 

• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 eggs (optional)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

How to make Paula Deen’s Mac and Cheese Recipe 

1. Boil the macaroni in water for six minutes. Drain.
2. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.
3. In a slow cooker, combine cheese mixture and add the eggs (I omitted the eggs), sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper. Add the drained macaroni and stir again.
4. Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Tips for Mac and Cheese 

Adding in the eggs is optional. I’ve made this plenty of times without the eggs and it is still phenomenal. 

You can skip step two which calls for melting the cheese and butter on a stovetop. Just dump all the ingredients into the slow cooker.

This is not a slow cooker recipe you can leave sitting in the pot for 6 hours. The whole entire recipe is made in less than 3 hours. A great dish to make on the weekend and not during the weekday when you know you are home. 

Other Crock Pot Recipes 

Crock-Pot Creamy Italian Chicken 

Crock-Pot Dolce De Leche 

Crock Pot Potato Soup 

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumpling Soup  

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Ingredients from Paula Deen

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