Crack mac question

[dcut03]

So i have made crack mac many of times and I plan to make it for a work Thanksgiving. I live 25 miles away from work and we are doing this for lunch. If I prepare the normal way I will have to reheat in the microwave.
Has anyone tried to do this in a crock pot?
i was thinking about baking it and transferring it into a crock pot, or just making the sauce on the stove and and doing the rest in the crock pot.
Just curious if anyone else has tried this or has some input here. I don't want to bake and then try to reheat in the microwave.

 

[Gator 82]

Cracker Barrel Mac N Cheese in a box. They’ll never know the difference

 

[dcut03]

Cracker Barrel Mac N Cheese in a box. They’ll never know the difference

I have done it 4 or 5 times with this group. They will know and probably try to tar and feather me for a switcheroo

 

[Rebel1986]

I have done it 4 or 5 times with this group. They will know and probably try to tar and feather me for a switcheroo

If they bitch about it, then they get nothing!

 

[dcut03]

Update. I am officially making "Crock" mac. No idea how it will turn out. It won't have the crusty top but I still think it could be good.

 

[j. spilotro]

So i have made crack mac many of times and I plan to make it for a work Thanksgiving. I live 25 miles away from work and we are doing this for lunch. If I prepare the normal way I will have to reheat in the microwave.
Has anyone tried to do this in a crock pot?
i was thinking about baking it and transferring it into a crock pot, or just making the sauce on the stove and and doing the rest in the crock pot.
Just curious if anyone else has tried this or has some input here. I don't want to bake and then try to reheat in the microwave.

Are you talking John H’s recipe?

Good call on crock pot vs microwave. I think that would work well. I’m a heavy anti-microwave person though.

Lowest heat possible, might need to add a couple drops of heavy cream or milk along the way depending on how long. But seems like it’d be easy to handle that way.

 

[Pistol Pete 1]

Update. I am officially making "Crock" mac. No idea how it will turn out. It won't have the crusty top but I still think it could be good.

Can somebody put the recipe up? I remember seeing it one time.

 

[j. spilotro]

Can somebody put the recipe up? I remember seeing it one time.

I’ll search for it or I’ll give John a call. It may be on an email at work.

 

[dcut03]

I actually found it posted in an old RJ article. I believe it is the same recipe

Here it is

CRACK MAC

½ stick butter

2½ cups grated Parmesan cheese (divided use)

3 cups heavy whipping cream

16 ounces Velveeta, cubed

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 pound macaroni

Olive oil

8 ounces cream cheese, cubed

4 cups (1 pound) shredded mild cheddar cheese

Melt butter in a large frying pan and add 1½ cups Parmesan.

Slowly add whipping cream and Velveeta, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Meanwhile, cook macaroni with salt, to taste, and a little olive oil; drain.

In deep 13-by-9-inch foil pan, layer cheese sauce (¼ inch deep). Add layer of pasta, then cream cheese, then 2 cups shredded cheddar.

Add layer of macaroni, then about half of remaining sauce; top with 2 cups shredded cheddar, 1 cup grated Parmesan and balance of cheese sauce.

Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes; uncover and let brown for 15 to 25 minutes longer

 

[dcut03]

Are you talking John H’s recipe?

Good call on crock pot vs microwave. I think that would work well. I’m a heavy anti-microwave person though.

Lowest heat possible, might need to add a couple drops of heavy cream or milk along the way depending on how long. But seems like it’d be easy to handle that way.

I am "cooking it in the crock pot now" in a couple of hours I will turn the heat off and let it cool. Then put it in the fridge overnight. I will bring it to work that way then reheat in the crock pot. Our lunch thing will be 5 or so hours once I get in. Probably low heat for the first couple of hours then warm from there.
The noodles will probably be overcooked but that's better than microwaved

 

[j. spilotro]

I am "cooking it in the crock pot now" in a couple of hours I will turn the heat off and let it cool. Then put it in the fridge overnight. I will bring it to work that way then reheat in the crock pot. Our lunch thing will be 5 or so hours once I get in. Probably low heat for the first couple of hours then warm from there.
The noodles will probably be overcooked but that's better than microwaved

I can’t even microwave pizza. Cold or back in the oven at low temp. Microwaved noodles are disgusting.

 

[j. spilotro]

I actually found it posted in an old RJ article. I believe it is the same recipe

Here it is

CRACK MAC

½ stick butter

2½ cups grated Parmesan cheese (divided use)

3 cups heavy whipping cream

16 ounces Velveeta, cubed

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 pound macaroni

Olive oil

8 ounces cream cheese, cubed

4 cups (1 pound) shredded mild cheddar cheese

Melt butter in a large frying pan and add 1½ cups Parmesan.

Slowly add whipping cream and Velveeta, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Meanwhile, cook macaroni with salt, to taste, and a little olive oil; drain.

In deep 13-by-9-inch foil pan, layer cheese sauce (¼ inch deep). Add layer of pasta, then cream cheese, then 2 cups shredded cheddar.

Add layer of macaroni, then about half of remaining sauce; top with 2 cups shredded cheddar, 1 cup grated Parmesan and balance of cheese sauce.

Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes; uncover and let brown for 15 to 25 minutes longer

That’s it. Same recipe.