Five-Cheese Slow Cooker Macaroni
This Five-Cheese Slow Cooker Macaroni is creamy, rich, and hits all the right notes! With 5 cheeses you get creamy, sharp, bold, smooth, decadent flavors. And a huge plus, it is made in the slow cooker.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 5 cheese macaroni, macaroni and cheese, slow cooker macaroni
Servings: 6
Calories: 1724kcal
Author: Rachael
- 24 ounces macaroni noodles uncooked
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 3 cups milk
- 2 ½ cups heavy whipping cream divided
- 3 cup chicken stock divided
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chicken bouillion
- ½ cup butter
- 6 ounces Roth Kase Grand Cru
- 4 ounces Sartori Sarvecchio Parmesan
- 6 ounces Roth Case Butter Kase
- 2 cups Sargento Sharp Cheddar shredded
- 6 slices Sargento Provolone Cheese 4 ounces
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
Pour macaroni into a 6-8 quart crock pot
Dot ½ cup of butter over the top
Add evaporated milk, milk, 1 ½ cups whipping cream, and 1 cup chicken stock, salt, ground mustard, onion powder, and bouillion.
Stir to combine, and make sure noodles are under liquid. Push down with a spoon if needed.
Add the shredded sharp cheddar, and cubed Butter Kase, and Sarvecchio Parmesan, and Grand Cru
Stir to combine, and again make sure noodles are completely submersed under the liquid.
Layer Provolone over the top.
Put the lid on your slow cooker and cook on high temp setting for one hour.
After an hour, stir well, combining all the cheeses. Add 1 cup of chicken stock at this point.
Cook for another 1-2 hours.
Remove from heat, and stir in additional whipping cream (1 cup) and chicken stock (1 cup), you may want to add more liquid if it is not as creamy as you would like.
Add fresh chopped parsley, and stir well.
Serve with additional parsley for garnish, and enjoy hot!
Calories: 1724kcal | Carbohydrates: 106g | Protein: 57g | Fat: 119g | Saturated Fat: 73g | Cholesterol: 362mg | Sodium: 2232mg | Potassium: 972mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 4170IU | Vitamin C: 5.2mg | Calcium: 1252mg | Iron: 2.8mg