I don't have a picture, because I doubt my husband would ever eat what I am about to blog. It's mac'n'cheese…..with tomatoes.
Yeah, most people usually add chili or hotdogs to their cheesy pasta, right? Well, one way my mom always used to make for me growing up was with Italian stewed tomatoes. I know it sounds strange, but trust me when I tell you, it's really good. When I was little, I never liked macaroni and cheese, even the character shaped ones. One thing I did love was to eat tomatoes, right out of the can. It was a favorite snack of mine. It's ok, you can laugh, I was a weird kid.
Mom told me mac'n'cheese with tomatoes was an old New England comfort dish, but I secretly wonder if it was her way of getting me to eat it. Haha, whatever the reason, it's super tasty and I highly recommend you try it. And it's easy.
Prepare one box of macaroni and cheese (whatever brand is your favorite). Then, add a can of Italian stewed tomatoes.
Or, if you want to get really fancy, try this out instead.
Boil elbow noodles till al dente.
Grate medium cheddar, monterey jack, mozzarella and American cheese. You should end up with about 3 cups of cheese.
Melt with 4 tbsp butter and 4 tbsp cream. (If you like it to have more flavor, you can add onion powder, garlic powder, or mustard powder.) It should be nice and creamy thick.
Add 1 can of Italian stewed tomatoes and stir till well mixed.
In a greased pan, add the noodles, then pour the cheese sauce over evenly.
Top with more grated cheese, then bake in a preheated oven at 350 until the top looks golden and bubbly. Slightly burnt is yummy too.
For an added crunch, you can garnish with seasoned or unseasoned bread crumbs. Crackers tend to make it waaaaaay too salty.
Use salt and pepper to taste.
Go on, be adventurous!
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