Slow Cooker Steak Mac And Cheese

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Slow Cooker Steak Mac and Cheese. This must try delicious slow cooker recipe is all about leftovers and a cheap family meal. Featuring leftover steak and leftover mac and cheese this is a slow cooker cheesy steak pasta favourite.

We originally shared this leftover steak mac and cheese recipe in early 2018 and decided to update it for you today and make it into slow cooker steak mac and cheese. We hope you like the updated version.

But I have something even better than our steak mac and cheese for you to check out first.

It is our slow cooker ecookbook. It includes all our popular British slow cooker recipes and fantastic for variety with cooking with the Crockpot. Or browse our site as we have plenty of slow cooker recipes that are easy to recreate at home and we have been showing people how to use the slow cooker since 2011.

One Pot Steak Mac And Cheese

When I originally shared my one pot mac and cheese recipe with you, it was never a planned recipe.

We had been grocery shopping and picked up some reduced price, clearance sticker frying steak and a cheap bag of macaroni. The price of the two items was less than $2.00.

Here is the original picture I took of them three years ago:

The idea was that I could slice up the steak, cook the pasta and then add in some cheese and wine from the pantry. It would make a great cheap family dinner.

Plus, it was absolutely delicious too ????

I often do this when I am cooking. Get as many clearance deals as I can find and then make something yummy and reheat the leftovers.

There are many family meals that I make that cost less than $0.50 per person. If memory serves me correctly this original one pot steak mac and cheese cost just $3 or because we had leftovers from our leftovers it worked out at $0.30 per serving.

When I was making our no boil slow cooker mac and cheese, we had leftovers and instead of making steak mac and cheese, we wanted to show you today how to repurpose your leftovers to make an alternative meaty macaroni dish.

Leftover Steak Mac And Cheese

I have two main ingredients that I am using today:

Leftover mac and cheese – Its amazing how quickly mac and cheese fills you up and us Milner’s always have plenty leftover. You can put them to one side and use them in a leftover meal. ~

Spare Steak – I often cook steak in the air fryer and end up with a slice that is too long and will trim the end off. I often also end up with some steak that I didn’t use up (usually braising) and will put it together in a freezer bag and use it in this recipe when I have enough.

Then this can be paired with regular mac and cheese ingredients such as macaroni, garlic, plenty of cheese and your favourite seasonings.  

What I do find, is when I make a leftover mac and cheese, that every ingredient I have in and I use what I already have.

It is also a fantastic opportunity to clear out your fridge and use up your leftovers.

Does Steak Go With Mac And Cheese?

Yes, it does. Steak and mac and cheese are meant to be together. The steak gives fantastic flavour to the macaroni cheese and you can cook them together easily in the slow cooker.

You can also follow our slow cooker mac and cheese recipe and just add in steak if you don’t have leftover pasta to use up.

How To Make Steak Mac And Cheese?

You are probably wondering how do you cook steak mac and cheese in a slow cooker. Well, it’s a lot easier than you would think:

1. Brown the steak first.
2. Mix everything in the slow cooker.
3. Slow cook and stir.
4. Serve.  

There is a little bit more to a slow cooker steak mac and cheese, but that is the basics.

4 Cheese Steak Mac N Cheese

Love your cheese? Then increase the amount of cheeses that you use in this dish. I have used my two favourite pasta cheeses (grated cheddar and Philadelphia) but you could turn it into a 4 cheese steak mac and cheese.

Here are a few other cheese suggestions that go amazingly well steak mac n cheese:

• Parmesan
• Gouda
• Red Leicester
• Double Gloucester

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Slow Cooker Steak Mac And Cheese

Slow Cooker Steak Mac and Cheese. This must try delicious slow cooker recipe is all about leftovers and a cheap family meal. Featuring leftover steak and leftover mac and cheese this is a slow cooker cheesy steak pasta favourite.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time3 hrs

Total Time3 hrs 5 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Slow Cooker

Servings: 8

Calories: 627kcal

Author: RecipeThis.com

Ingredients

Kitchen Gadgets:

• Slow Cooker

Steak Mac And Cheese (with leftovers):

• Leftover Steak
• 1 Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Leftover Mac And Cheese
• 300 ml Skimmed Milk
• 2 Tsp Garlic Puree
• 100 g Cheddar Cheese
• 1 Tbsp Oregano
• Salt & Pepper

Steak Mac And Cheese (no leftovers):

• 1 8 oz Steak sliced into strips
• 1 Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 500 g Macaroni
• 1 L Skimmed Milk
• 300 g Grated Cheese
• 270 g Soft Cheese
• 2 Tsp Garlic Puree
• 2 Tsp Oregano

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

• Brown your steak in your slow cooker with extra virgin olive oil and then stir in garlic puree. Drain off any excess fat.
  
• Either load up ingredients from the leftover’s ingredients list or the no leftovers. Then stir. Cook for 60 minutes on high, then stir.
  
• Cook for 2 more hours on high before serving.
  

Notes

Ingredients. Note that we have two ingredients list. One from leftovers and one if you don’t have mac and cheese leftovers. Only pick from one ingredients list. Whichever method you follow note that you are dumping the ingredients in and then letting the slow cooker do its magic.

Fridge. Note that as this has meat in it, that you can only reheat it once. You can store it in the fridge for 2 days before reheating.

Thanks for reading our steak mac and cheese recipe on Recipe This. We have many more slow cooker recipes for you to check out next. Though if you love simple slow cooker classics, then I recommend you try our Slow Cooker Topside.

Nutrition

Calories: 627kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 755mg | Potassium: 532mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1057IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 637mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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