Baked Tomato Mac n Cheese Casserole

Name: Baked Tomato Mac n Cheese Casserole
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter; 1 sleeve buttery round crackers (such as Ritz®), crushed; 794 grams petite diced tomatoes; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 454 grams package elbow macaroni; 59 milliliters flour; 8 servings fresh ground black pepper to taste; 946 milliliters half-and-half; 946 milliliters shredded mild Cheddar cheese; 473 milliliters shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese

Baked Tomato Mac n Cheese Casserole might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 832 calories, 34g of protein, and 52g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, sharp cheddar cheese, canned tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the half & half you could follow this main course with the Coconut Cream Pie Made With Half & Half as a dessert. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Oven

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain, return macaroni to pot, and stir tomatoes into the macaroni. Cook over medium heat until the macaroni absorbs some of the liquid from the tomatoes, about 4 minutes.

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Elbow Macaroni

Macaroni

Tomato

Water

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Pot

Remove from heat.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly stream half-and-half and chicken broth into the butter mixture while stirring. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue to cook while stirring continually until thickened and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Sauce Pan

Remove saucepan from heat. Melt mild Cheddar cheese and sharp Cheddar cheese into the butter mixture one handful at a time, stirring to incorporate each addition before adding the next. Season the cheese mixture with pepper and pour over the macaroni; stir to coat pasta evenly.

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Cheese