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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

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