Steps to Prepare Award-winning Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes

Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes. The best grilled cheese you've ever had runs head-long into your tomato soup and BOOM. You get baked mac and cheese with tomatoes. One of the best comfort foods (and the maybe the best macaroni and cheese) gets yet another transformation into this southern classic.

This family-friendly three-cheese mac and cheese recipe with tomatoes is a perfect weeknight dinner. Slice tomatoes into thick rounds, drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper. This classic baked macaroni dish takes rich flavors from Sargento® Shredded Double Cheddar Cheese and chopped fresh tomatoes to make the ideal meal. You can have Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes

1. You need 1 box of campenelle pasta or elbows..shells etc. (I love the way camponelle looks in this dish).
2. You need 8 tbsp of butter.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
4. You need 2 1/2 cup of milk.
5. It's 4 oz of cream cheese (half a block).
6. Prepare 2 cup of sharp cheddar.
7. Prepare 2 cup of mild cheddar and colby blend.
8. Prepare 2 of heirloom tomatoes sliced (I found them at Walmart!).
9. You need 1 cup of panko bread crumbs.

Classic baked mac and cheese is a comfort food favorite. The cheesiest sauce mixed with pasta, layered with tomatoes & cheese makes this an instant winner. Mac n' cheese with tomatoes is a seriously old, retro way to eat your mac n' cheese. It's very old-fashioned - and maybe was born from the endless Top with the extra cheese.

Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes instructions

1. Cook the pasta according to the box directions and drain.
2. Melt 4 tablespoons butter, add flour stirring to make a roux..
3. Add milk, stir until thickened..
4. Add cream cheese, stir to melt.
5. Add the rest of your cheese reserving about a cup for top, stir until melted.
6. Butter a glass baking dish, add the pasta and pour over the cheese sauce. Mix well..
7. Top with remaining cheese.
8. Lay the sliced tomatoes over the cheese.(I sprinkled salt and pepper over the tomatoes).
9. Melt the rest of the butter, mix in bread crums.
10. Sprinkle over the tomatoes.
11. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes uncovered.

Mix well until macaroni is well coated. It's creamy, cheesy and has just enough Italian seasoning and tomatoes to make it a bit different. This would be great for a potluck or as a side dish. Did you ever add stewed tomatoes to this recipe. Mac and Cheese with Roasted Tomatoes.