I saw Paula Deen make this recipe on her Food Network program. I was looking for a really creamy macaroni and cheese recipe, and this is it! I changed it a bit by omitting the eggs (the original recipe calls for three) and boiling the macaroni for six minutes instead of seven, so it doesn't get mushy while cooking in the Crockpot. I also shortened the cooking time from three to two and a half hours. Perfection!
The brilliant secret to this recipe, an unclassifiable number that's kind of a stir-fry but with none of the usual ingredients, is the way chickpeas will caramelize and turn nutty-brown if you heat them over high heat in a skillet....
This is a classic Potluck Chocolate-Peanut Butter pie. If you don't like peanut butter, step away from this recipe. I'm serious, man. You're in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you do like peanut butter ... you're about to get your fill!
We don't mean to be cheesy. Well, actually, we do. And eggy. And mushroomy. And spinachy. Put it together and you've got a whole lotta delicious. Dinnertime is gonna be good.
