chefkellydigby's Recipe

NOT YOUR MAMA'S MAC & CHEESE

Category: PASTA

servings-4

Ingredients

3 cups of frozen Stouffers Mac & Cheese

1/2 cup of velveeta cheese

1/4 cup asiago cheese

1/4 cup cheddar cheese or your favorite cheese.

1 cup cherry/grape tomatoes-cut in half

1 cup cooked chicken stripes or leftover meat (see list)

1/4 cup cooked bacon-chopped or bacon bits

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or ground chipotle pepper-this is spicey so either cut it out or use to taste

pinch of ground nutmeg

French’s Fried Onions- I go to Aldis and get their brand of cheddar cheese ones Yummolish!

1/2 cup of milk or chicken broth

directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Butter an oven or microwave proof casserole dish about 2 QT size.

3. In a bowl add the 3 cups of mac & cheese, the cheeses and the remainder of the ingredients

4. Get creative here, if you have left-over broccoli, peas, carrots use that, or any leftover cooked meat, ham, salmon, hamburger, turkey, sliced hotdogs.

5. Pour into the casserole and sprinkle the french fried onions or use potato chips, cheese crackers, what ever you have in your pantry!

6. Place into the oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

7. Serve with a salad & Crusty multi-grain bread and butter!

NOTE:

I have made this in the microwave, mix as directed above and plac in your microwave in a microwave safe dish and nuke on power level 4-5 for 15 minutes. Check every 5 minutes to check to make sure it doesn’t get overdone on the sides. Renuke for a minute at a time until it is heated through.

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3 cups of frozen Stouffers Mac & Cheese

1/2 cup of velveeta cheese

1/4 cup asiago cheese

1/4 cup cheddar cheese or your favorite cheese.

1 cup cherry/grape tomatoes-cut in half

1 cup cooked chicken stripes or leftover meat (see list)

1/4 cup cooked bacon-chopped or bacon bits

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or ground chipotle pepper