Say cheese! Old fashioned Mac N' Cheese (Prep & cook less than 1 hr.)

Ingredients:
1 16 oz. box elbow macaroni noodles (Jumbo noodles used here)
1 stick of butter
1/2 tsp. salt
   pepper
4 Tbl. spoons flour
1 cup carton of whipping cream
1 cup of condensed milk
2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese (Can use 1 cup white cheddar or other cheese)
1 8oz. can of Cambell's Cheddar Cheese (On the soup aisle)


Topping
1/2 cup of Bread crumbs
1 cup of shredded cheese (Divided)
1/4 stick of butter (softened to room temp.)

Directions:
1. Preheat 0ven to 375°F
2. Cook and drain macaroni/ run cold water over it and set aside

3. Melt butter in a large saucepan.

4. After mixing the flour w/ salt & pepper
5. slowly whisk it into the butter (making a light rue as if you were starting a gravy)

6. Combine milk w/ cream and add in gradually; constantly stirring

7. Bring to a boil for about 2 minutes; stirring constantly

8. Reduce heat to low and cook  10 minutes; stirring constantly

9. Add shredded cheese little by little and simmer an additional 3 minutes until cheese is completely melted

10. Add Cambell's canned cheddar cheese to cheese sauce mixture

REMOVE FROM HEAT & Slowly add noodles tossing them to coat...

Pour mixture into a long baking dish and bake in 375°F oven for 15 min...

Sure fire  topping: (Alter this recipe by replacing the breadcrumbs with crushed Cheez-it crackers

1. Once the dish is in the oven, combine breadcrumbs with butter gently mashing and packing down by hand until mixed together well

2. Take 1/2 of the shredded cheese and combine with the breadcrumb mixture

3. After the dish has baked for 15 min. remove from oven and top w/ breadcrumb cheese mixture

4. Bake for  an additional 5 min.

5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with the remainder of the shredded cheese & place back in oven until cheese is melted.

ENJOY