Heavenly Cheesy Mac

This recipe was rather fun.  I pretty much eyeballed everything, and used what I had in the fridge.

What you need:

1/2 a box of macaroni shell noodles  (any kind works)
a block and a half of cheddar (you may use any cheese)
Half a block of cream cheese.  (you can use Velveeta too)
1 stick of melted butter
 Roughly a 1/3 cup of milk
 1 tsp of Black pepper
Salt is optional.


Boil the noodles until they are ready about 10 to 12 minutes. I leave mine in for 15. While the noodles are boiling, you can grate the cheese if you bought it in block form. Food Processors are amazing for this.

 Drain the noodles and bring back to your work area.

Using a medium-large bowl  (a mixing bowl is usually perfect) line thin slices of the cream cheese along the bottom of it.  Add the noodles

Add HALF of the grated cheese. Pour the melted butter on top along with the milk. Mix the contents together .  Add the second half of the cheese and the black pepper and mix until all the cheese is melted and the noodles no longer have the watery texture from the butter and the milk.   Once everything is  mixed, toss some in a bowl salt to taste.  My dad adds bacon bits for a topping on his, but if you are like my mom- slice up some tomato and enjoy!