mac & cheese soup

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Beth Gordon
South Charleston, OH

This really is what happens when there is no method to the madness. I did get some requests to post it though, so to those... you've been warned.

(2 ratings)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For mac & cheese soup

  • water, a whole lot because i didn't measure!
  • 1
    carrot, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2
    celery stalks, chopped
  • 1
    onion, chopped
  • 1 pkg
    mac & cheese
  • 1/4 c
    butter
  • 2 c
    milk
  • 1 can
    crushed tomatoes (28 ounce size)
  • 1 c
    shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 can
    (small) green chilies (not drained)

How To Make mac & cheese soup

  • 1
    Add water to pot, bring to boil. Toss in carrots somewhere along the way.
  • 2
    Add oil to hot pan, add celery and onions. cook till semi tender.
  • 3
    Dump onions and celery into carrot water and add pasta from the box as well.
  • 4
    Add butter to pan you cooked onions and celery in and melt. Add the cheese sauce packet and stir with whisk.
  • 5
    While stirring cheese gunk with whisk, manage to open the can of crushed tomatoes and green chilies. Pour those in with the water and pasta.
  • 6
    Add milk slowly to the cheese gunk so it thickens as you go. (Takes about 1 minute or so)
  • 7
    Using whisk, mix cheese sauce into the pasta pot and stir. Add a little more milk and a couple handfuls(1 cup?) of shredded cheddar cheese.

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