Great Aunt Irene's Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 ounce) bag elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• 4 cups milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato soup
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese or 8 ounces campbell's cheese soup
• 4 cups cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cook macaroni until noodles are al dente, not mushy or fully cooked.
• 3 in saucepan, melt one stick of butter and stir in flour, garlic and salt and pepper. once blended add milk. heat and stir until mixture thickens and becomes bubbly. (like a good rue).
• 4 add velveeta and 2 cups of cheddar cheese, heat until melted throughout.
• 5 mix sauce with macaroni and add to large, glass casserole dish.
• 6 take tomato soup and by spoonfulls, dollop into random spots on top of noodles and chesse, and slightly aggitate it into the mixture.
• 7 top with rest of cheese; you can use other cheeses, if prefferred.
• 8 put into oven and bake for 30-45 minutes since everything is already cooked, you just need to bake it and nicely brown the cheese on top.
• 9 remove from oven and let set for 5-10 minutes. use spatula to serve.