The whole family loved this and when I got home all the leftovers were gone too! Always the sign of a well received meal. The richness of all that cheese is balanced out with the garlicky chicken. You will also use a little cream cheese to help smooth it all out and add that little extra richness. I used a combo of sharp yellow cheddar and sharp white cheddar. ![]() Use any kind of cheese you like the most. Very easy and so much better than boxed mac and cheese. ![]() So easy to make and so creamy and delicious and uses REAL cheese! You will cook the chicken all day with lots of garlic and broth and then during the last 30-60 minutes add in the noodles and cheese. First I want to tell you about this mac and cheese I made for my family before I left so that they could have full bellies and leftovers. So good to get away and to spend more time with these lovely ladies! But more on that in a minute. If not, just feel free to scroll on along and grab the recipe for this Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese with Garlic Chicken! If you are interested in taking a trip back in time with me check out the rest of the post. This is the perfect family meal, and because my family loves it so much I thought it was time to update the recipe!! I originally shared back in May 2014 and a recipe that’s still in rotation 3 years later certainly deserves some more love! I first made this on a weekend when some girlfriends and I hit the road for a little trip that just happened to involve running at half marathon the last day. Add garlic chicken to make it a filling meal the whole family will love. Before my husband had to go gluten free, we were very big on pasta and rice sides.Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is a simple and easy way to make totally homemade mac and cheese without a ton of work. I might have to try to Annie’s mac n cheese- to have on hand for those “uh oh” nights. Also, living in Texas, it’s too hot to have the oven on 8 months out of the year- the baking step doesn’t seem necessary to me- maybe I’m wrong though- how do you think it would it be without baking? We haven’t tried your baked recipe yet, but I looked it over and it looks yummy! Does it get all- crunchy or dry on the top? I think that’s my pet peeve with baked mac n cheese- I don’t like the top, and the bottom seems to get mushy sometimes too. □ I like- nay, LOVE garlic, but that was even too much for me! I be fair, my sister DID scrape off what garlic powder she could. I started with a recipe from but altered it a bit. Recently I fell in love with this simple, one dish version that cooks up nicely in the crockpot or slow cooker. Macaroni and cheese is usually very much enjoyed by regular, normal families. (See Stacy’s post – Food is Not Your God) It’s just a simple way of eating real food for regular, normal families. It is not designed for illnesses or times of crisis in the body. Over the years I have found a way to blend all I’ve learned into a realistic and delicious way of eating. I’m not all righteous about what I eat anymore. Granola bars, canned soups, crackers, cookies, chips, yogurt, any many other things contain one of those two ingredients.Īnd, just because it says “organic” does not mean it’s good for you. Organic companies still make junk snack foods that are expensive and unnecessary. When you eliminate corn syrup and soy oil, it becomes very difficult to buy ANYTHING prepackaged from your grocery store. Soybean, Cotton Seed, Crisco and Canola Oil (in fact, I only actually use a handful of oils).Preservatives and additives like MSG, colorings, etc….In this lifetime, I have concluded that people will never agree on what is best because that is the nature of people. However, my research and my own experience tells me there are a few things you should eliminate from your diet: ![]() Seriously! I’ve read “research” and so called “studies” that “prove” the exact opposite of each other! I read stacks and stacks of books, each one sounding so convincing, but each one just a little different. “Eat more whole bran. No, whole bran is bad for you, sprout it or sour it. No, white flour is actually better because it does not have the bran in it…that’s why most cultures have always sifted the bran out. No, that’s all wrong, you should never eat wheat again…” And so on the ideas go. One of the things I struggled with as I switched to mostly real food was how to decide who was right. ![]() Virtually any processed, packaged, let’s-preserve-as-a-mummy-forever-food can actually be made at home. It’s true! For those rare instances where you can’t make the real thing at home without all the preservatives, you can whip up a suitable substitute. My T-Tapp friend, Kayla, is sharing her Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese today – cheese just makes life better.
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