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Macaroni and Cheese III

By: Lucille Paquette 
"A rich macaroni and cheese recipe, with lots of sharp Cheddar cheese. Especially good with the addition of ground beef or spicy sausage."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (37)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 to 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1/8 teaspoon celery seed
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 tablespoon dried basil

Directions

  1. In a large pot cook macaroni pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the grated Cheddar cheese, plain yogurt, butter or margarine, and tomatoes. Cook until smooth. Add salt, black pepper, basil to taste, celery seed and cooked pasta to saucepan. Stir until blended. Shut off burner and let sit for 10 minutes with lid on, stirring occasionally.
  3. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 477 | Total Fat: 19.3g | Cholesterol: 57mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2009 by Cat   view full review
I was looking for a Mac and Cheese recipe without the use of cheese food (Velveeta) and canned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2006 by Karen   view full review
DELICIOUS and EASY!! I love that this recipe doesn't use any canned soup--too much sodium! ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2005 by SUGARCUBE   view full review
Delicious and so FAST and EASY! My kids loved it too. Like some others here, I too added more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2005 by LILYSUE1   view full review
This is the family favorite mac & cheese; my comfort food. Like the addition of yogurt. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2008 by teags   view full review
very easy to make, although i didn't follow the recipe exactly. I didn't use the tomatoes, nor...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2004 by ALLIUM   view full review
This was the best macaroni and cheese I've ever had. I didn't have celery seed so left it out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 8, 2008 by yumbs   view full review
Great! I used this for a party and it still tasted great without the celery seed because I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2008 by tarakay   view full review
I took several suggestions from other reviewers and changed/added a few things. I cooked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by motherteresa   view full review
Super yummy, although I did make lots of changes since I didn't have all of the ingredients...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2010 by Olivers Grammy   view full review
I never thought of putting tomatoes into mac and cheese, but loved it. My grandson loves...

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