mac and cheese noodles mushy in crock pot

My recipe takes an hour and a half to 2 hours depending on the type of pasta you use. (I also do a breadcrumb topping but left that off because I don't think I can make that work in the crockpot.)Īny tips on how to make this work best in the crockpot? Place cooked pasta in 9x13 dish, sprinkle remaining cheese on top, then cover with cheese sauce and mix.īake about 20 minutes at 350 until bubbly. Stir in half the cheese until melted, blend with immersion blender until smooth.

Slowly whisk in milk and cook until thickened/starting to bubble. Melt butter, add flour and cook on medium heat about 3 minutes. I'm thinking I just do everything normally and then at the step where I bake it in the oven, I put it in the crockpot on low (or maybe warm?) until it's time to eat.ġ pound macaroni 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 2 tsp garlic salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 tsp mustard powder 1 tbsp Frank's red hot 4 cups milk 24 oz extra sharp cheddar I'm bringing mac n cheese, and want to have it warm in the crockpot ready to eat at 12pm. I have a pot lock at work tomorrow and we won't be eating until 12pm and I come in at 9am.

Mac and cheese noodles mushy in crock pot