Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Baked Bean Macaroni (this sounds soooo good)
Ingredients 2 cans (28 ounces each) thick-style baked beans with molasses or brown sugar 3 cups water 2 cups dry elbow macaroni (about 8 ounces) Directions Lightly spray or grease the inside of your slow cooker crock to help prevent sticking and make cleanup easier. Pour the canned baked beans into the slow cooker, scraping out all the thick sauce from the cans with a spatula so you don’t waste any flavor. Add the water to the slow cooker and stir well to loosen and thin the baked bean sauce. You want a loose, soupy mixture at this stage so the pasta has enough liquid to absorb while it cooks. Stir in the dry elbow macaroni, making sure all the pasta is submerged in the bean mixture and evenly distributed. This helps the macaroni cook at the same rate. Cover the slow cooker with the lid. Cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring once about halfway through, until the macaroni is tender and the beans are very soft. The sauce will look quite loose at first but will thicken as the ...
