The beloved mac and cheese. We've grown up eating it whether it a special occasion or with dinner any day of the week. It's one of those types of dishes that gets you right in the heart and makes you feel good, like mama is giving you a hug.
Below are some delicious mac and cheese recipes made in a slow cooker. You can follow along in the video for each recipe.
1. 5-ingredient mac and cheese
When it comes to feeding children, it can be a difficult task. At a young age, most children are typically picky eaters. One minute they love eating something, and the next minute it's on the kitchen floor. There's one food that all children seem to love: macaroni and cheese. What makes this recipe a winner? It uses just five ingredients.
Full recipe: 5-ingredient mac and cheese2. Traditional mac and cheese 
Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food, isn't it? You know what's not comforting about it? Spending the time making it. Although there are really just two components to this dish – elbow macaroni and cheese – they need to be prepared perfectly, and separately, before coming together to bake in the oven. But with just a few simple ingredients, you can prepare an ooey gooey mac and cheese dish in your slow cooker and, if you didn't know better, swear it had just come out of the oven.
Full recipe: Traditional mac and cheese 3. Mac and cheese with bread crumbs 
So here's the thing about the slow cooker. There are certain foods that can be made in it but require slight changes. Cheese sauce is one such food. Cheese sauce is chock-full of dairy, which can easily curdle and separate in a slow cooker, but there are ways around that. This recipe is a keeper.
Full recipe: Mac and cheese with bread crumbs 4. Pizza mac and cheese
If there are two things my picky 8-year-old loves, they are cheesy pasta and pepperoni pizza. This recipe combines the two into a delicious slow cooker mac and cheese with the bold flavor of a pepperoni pizza. It’s loaded with tomato-y pizza sauce, spicy pepperoni and, of course, rich melted cheese.
Full Recipe: Pizza mac and cheese5. Bacon mac and cheese
This is actually a really wonderful macaroni and cheese dish you can easily make in your slow cooker. It's one that I hope you'll enjoy on special occasions, or maybe just when you've had a long day at work. It's incredibly simple to make but the results at the end will have you feeling like it might have been made at a restaurant.
Full recipe: Bacon mac and cheese
