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Slow Cooker Mac & Cheese<br />
• 1 lb. uncooked elbow macaroni<br />
• 2 cups half and half<br />
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted<br />
• 8 oz. cheddar, grated<br />
• 8 oz. Monterey jack, grated<br />
• 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into pieces<br />
• 2 (12 oz.) cans evaporated milk<br />
• 1 tsp. ground mustard<br />
• Kosher salt and black pepper<br />
to taste<br />
Stir together macaroni, half and half,<br />
butter, cheddar, Monterey jack,<br />
cream cheese, evaporated milk, and<br />
mustard in the bowl of a 5- to 7-<br />
quart slow cooker. Season with salt<br />
and pepper. Cover and cook on low,<br />
stirring every 30 minutes, until<br />
macaroni is tender, 2 to 2½ hours.<br />
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled<br />
Pork with Cabbage Slaw<br />
• 4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder or<br />
butt, trimmed of excess fat and<br />
cut into 6 pieces<br />
• Kosher salt and freshly ground<br />
black pepper<br />
• 1 yellow onion, chopped<br />
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped<br />
• ¾ cup ketchup<br />
• 1 Tbsp. tomato paste<br />
• 2 tsp. mustard powder<br />
• 2 tsp. cumin seed<br />
• 2 tsp. smoked paprika<br />
• 4 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar, divided<br />
• Hamburger buns<br />
Combine onion, garlic, ketchup,<br />
tomato paste, mustard powder,<br />
cumin seed, paprika, and 3 Tbsp.<br />
vinegar in the bowl of a 5- to 7-quart<br />
slow cooker. Season pork with salt<br />
and pepper and place on top of<br />
ketchup mixture. Cook on high<br />
until pork is very tender and easily<br />
shreds, 5 to 6 hours on high or 10<br />
to 12 hours on low. Transfer pork to<br />
a cutting board and shred meat<br />
(discard any fat). Return to the bowl<br />
and stir in remaining Tbsp. vinegar.<br />
Set slow cooker to warm.<br />
Slaw<br />
• ¼ head small cabbage, shredded<br />
• 1 large carrot, thinly sliced with<br />
a vegetable peeler<br />
• 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar<br />
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil<br />
• 1 Tbsp. country style Dijon<br />
mustard<br />
• Kosher salt and ground black<br />
pepper<br />
Combine cabbage, carrot, vinegar,<br />
oil, mustard in a bowl. Season with<br />
salt and pepper. Serve pork and slaw<br />
on hamburger buns.<br />
Slow Cooker<br />
Green Beans & Potatoes<br />
• 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed<br />
• 1 lb. small new potatoes, halved<br />
• Water to cover<br />
• 2 (1 inch) cubes salt pork,<br />
or more to taste<br />
Layer green beans and potatoes in<br />
the bottom of a slow cooker. Add<br />
just enough water to barely cover.<br />
Top with salt pork. Cover and cook<br />
on low until tender, 6 to 8 hours.<br />
28 • JANUARY 2024