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happy mac

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Sheri Maddox
@shemad
O'Fallon, MO

This is a Creative Mac n Cheese recipe for a different spin

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6 depending
prep time 5 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For happy mac

  • 1 pkg
    elbow macaroni, cooked
  • 1 jar
    plain cheese dip
  • 1 can
    fire roasted garlic flavored tomatos
  • 1 pkg
    1 tube garlic ritz crackers
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    2% milk
  • 1/2 c
    mild cheddar cheese shredded
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper

How To Make happy mac

  • 1
    Let's start with the fun part!!! Put the tube of Garlic Ritz in a zip type bag and crush them into crumbs....woohoo that was fun! :)
  • 2
    Place freshly cooked and drained macaroni in a casserole baking dish. Add can of tomatoes, salt, pepper, and 1/2 of the tube of Ritz crackers (crushed) to the noodle and mix up gently.
  • 3
    Melt jar of cheese dip with milk and butter in sauce pan until soft. Then stir into the macaroni mixture.
  • 4
    Top with shredded cheddar and the remaining crushed Ritz crackers.
  • 5
    bake for 10 minutes at 350 to melt in the topping but do not burn it. Remove and serve for good happy mac! My kids love it!
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