mac and cheese noodles mushy in crockpot

SAUCE – We like to use a mixture of both Italian sausage and ground beef in our meat sauce for even more flavor. It’s important to only cook the noodles al dente as they will continue to cook once added to the others ingredients and baked in the oven. PASTA – As the name states, we are using spaghetti, however, you can use whatever kind of noodle you’d like for an equally delicious pasta casserole. Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post. The cream cheese added to the ricotta gives the dish its signature “million dollar” creaminess. Million dollar spaghetti casserole is a creamy, flavorful pasta bake much like lasagna with its layers of meat sauce, noodles, and cheesy goodness. While it turned out a little thicker than I personally prefer, I will say it was absolutely delicious, and everyone loved it (I made a lot and there was about one serving left by the end of lunch).Layers of savory meat sauce, spaghetti, ricotta, and both mozzarella and parmesan cheese come together to make this creamy, bubbly, million dollar spaghetti casserole. I cooked it, put it in the crock pot, transported it, and let it sit on low/warm for the two hours until the lunch (added just a little half and half to keep it from drying out). UPDATE: So It went well! Thanks for all the great advice in this thread! I ended up using Alton Brown's stove top recipe mentioned in the thread, but tweaked it a little by adding a couple of ounces of buttermilk and some different seasoning (nutmeg, smoked paprika, ground tellicherry peppercorns). I don't care if I make it tonight or in the morning, I'd just like it to be really good. I have a crock pot that I can use to keep it warm or reheat it, but I have no idea A) if you can let mac and cheese sit on the 'warm' or the 'low' setting for 2 hours without destroying it or B) use it to reheat mac & cheese if I choose to make it tonight instead of early tomorrow morning.

I know mac and cheese can get mushy when you reheat it.

I have to be in a meeting that lasts from 10-noon, then the lunch is from noon to one. My office doesn't have an oven or stove, just microwaves. No biggy, except I'm not sure how to handle the heating issue.

I'm going to a potluck tomorrow and I was assigned macaroni and cheese and fruit salad.

Mac and cheese noodles mushy in crockpot