Dinner: Betty's Oven-Baked Tomato Mac 'n Cheese

Betty demonstrates how to make her sister's dreamy Oven-Baked Tomato Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Betty has previously posted a creamy macaroni and cheese recipe (made with Velveeta), and also a baked Cheddar macaroni and cheese, but this recipe has sharp cheddar cheese PLUS tomatoes!!! Please subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/bettyskitchen Oven-Baked Tomato Mac 'n Cheese 7 oz. elbow macaroni (I used salad macaroni.) water, salted with 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cups milk (I use skim milk.) 10 3/4 oz. condensed cream of mushroom soup 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes, drained (You can save the drained juice and substitute it for the 1/2 cup milk.) Cook the macaroni in a medium to large pot that is half-full of boiling water, salted with 1 tablespoon of salt. Place 7 oz. of macaroni in the boiling water. It will take about 8 minutes for the macaroni to cook to a consistency that is al dente (chewy, but not mushy). It will continue to cook when baked in the casserole. Meanwhile, prepare your tomato-cheddar cheese sauce. In a medium-sized sauce pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, and add 1/4 cup chopped onion. Saute the onion until clear. Add a 10 3/4 oz. can of condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup milk, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, and a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes (drained). Mix thoroughly. Now, place the cheese sauce over low heat, and cook and stir until the mixture is smooth and cooked through. Move the cheese sauce to a "warmer-type" burner until your macaroni is done, and stir it occasionally. When the macaroni is done, pour it through a colander to remove all the water, and return the macaroni to its original pot. Stir in the cheese sauce gently until completely mixed. Spray an 8-inch by 10-inch Pyrex dish with cooking spray, and add the prepared macaroni to the dish. Place the dish of macaroni in an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until done to your liking. This is a favorite recipe in my family. Kids love it, too!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW Cookbook:  "Betty's Kitchen Cookbook:  2013 Recipes" (c) 2014 Also available:  "The Betty's Kitchen Collection:  Second Edition" (c) 2013 *Both can be ordered from http://www.amazon.com or http://www.createspace.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Betty's Website:  http://www.bettyskitchen.us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other places to watch Betty's Kitchen: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/bettyskitchen/166973502092 Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/bettyskitchen/bettyskitchen/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Myshine Google :  https://plus.google.com/108882445101872897307/posts ifood.tv:  http://www.ifood.tv/bettyskitchen Roku:  http://www.rokuguide.com/channels/betty's-kitchen​

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Instructions

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