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Default Mac and cheese in the crock pot?

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>On Jun 21, 12:57 pm, Randy > wrote:
>> wrote:
>> >We're having neighborhood pot luck next weekend--every family brings a
>> >dish to share. I would like to bring a mac andcheesecasserole.

>>
>> >My thought is to use a good recipe, but instead of baking it in the
>> >oven, using the crock pot for the baking step. It's an open house with
>> >about 75 people coming and plenty of other choices, I figure this will
>> >need to feed 20-30 people. I can bring it to the community room in the
>> >crock pot a few hours ahead and let it rip. Crock pot is 6 quarts.

>>
>> >Anyone ever doMacaroniandCheesecasserole in the crock pot? Any
>> >tried and true recipes?

>>
>> >I am looking for a cheesy, gooey high-fat, high carb mac andcheese!
>> >Down home southern style mac andcheese. The kind of mac andcheese
>> >that makes grown men miss their mommies and makes women ask for the
>> >recipe.

>>
>> >Anyone have a recipe that they have used and gotten rave reviews for?

>>
>> >Thanks in advance.

>>
>> Mycrockpothas a removable crock in it. I make my usual mac &cheeserecipe,
>> bake it in the removable crock and put it in the heater unit to keep it warm.
>>
>> Randy
>>
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>Ok, now that seems like a reasonable compromise.
>Can you make that the day before and reheat in the crock pot? I"m
>trying to avoid carrying hot food to the location. We live on the
>other end of the development and it's either a LONG walk with a heavy
>crock, or very quick car ride. Thanks


I don't know how well it would heat up, I've always taken it right after I bake
it.

Randy


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