No Cook Noodle Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe
Vegetarians & Meat-Lovers: Split Table Recipes
Release Date: 06/22/2025
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info_outlineSeason 3, Episode 8: No Cook Noodle Crockpot Mac and Cheese Recipe, a vegetarian meal and/or a side dish recipe. This is a very easy and quick meal prep recipe where you can plop it all in the crockpot and let it cook itself! The noodles cook in the crockpot, but be sure to stir to coat them. It's a great way to make a hybrid dish too because you can top it with bacon bits or crumbles for those desiring meat and skip it for those who want a meatless dish. Set up this meal to cook and go do something fun or relaxing! Crockpot cooking frees you up to do other things.
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Ingredients:
1-1 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 pound uncooked elbow pasta noodles
2 1/2 c. skim milk
12 oz. evaporated milk
3 cups shredded cheddar and jack cheese
2 cups (or 1 1/2 if you desire less cheese, use 2 cups for the cheesiest) American cheese, cut up into pieces
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
4 Tbsp butter
Top with bacon crumbles for the meat lovers.
Directions:
- Spread coconut oil all across the ceramic insert cooking vessel of the crockpot.
- Add uncooked pasta, evaporated milk, skim milk, cheeses, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the crockpot.
- Stir well to ensure all noodles get wet and press them down as much as possible into the liquid.
- Dot with butter chunks.
- Cover and cook on low for 1 hour.
- Stir.
- Cook on low 1 hour.
- Serve!
Heat up any leftovers in a pot on the stovetop or microwave it with a little milk added in. Very good leftover this way too.
Enjoy this easy meal! Please let me know how it works out for you! Take care!
Julie
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