Crack and Cheese

There’s something about a good bowl of mac and cheese that just makes everyone happy. But what if you could make it even better? by adding a secret ingredient – crack!

INGREDIENTS:

2 ½ C elbow macaroni

6 tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter

¼ C flour

2 C whole milk

4 C cheddar cheese plus 1 C for topping

⅔ C cream cheese

1 ⅓ C cottage cheese

1 large tomato diced

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Follow the back of the elbow macaroni box to boil the macaroni

Once the macaroni has been cooked and drained, set aside

Using a large saucepan, melt the butter

Once the butter is melted, whisk in the flour

Once the flour and butter is combined, whisk in the milk until combined

Continue to whisk until thick

Whisk in the cheese, cream cheese, and cottage cheese until combined

Remove from stove

Gently fold in the macaroni into the cheese mixture

Fold in half of the diced tomato

Once coated, scoop the mac and cheese into a 9×13 baking dish

Sprinkle 1 C of the cheddar cheese on top and remaining tomatoes

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the cheese is a golden brown and melted

Remove and serve!

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