Macaroni, Broccoli and Cheese

Name: Macaroni, Broccoli and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked pasta; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 head broccoli, cut into florets, stalks peeled and sliced (about 3/4 pound); 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated (2 cups packed); pepper, to taste; 8 saltine crackers, crushed

Submitted by BandJsGranny

"Found this recipe in the magazine All You. Tore the page out and lost it! I found it today so now I am posting so I don't lose it again! Have not made this yet, but plan to once the weather gets cooler. Sounds like it would be really good on a cool day."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 cups uncooked pasta
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 head broccoli, cut into florets, stalks peeled and sliced (about 3/4 pound)
8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated (2 cups packed)
pepper, to taste
8 saltine crackers, crushed

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta, stirring often, for 7 minutes.
Transfer 1 cup of pasta cooking water to a bowl. Add the cream cheese and whisk until smooth.
Add broccoli to pasta in pot and continue cooking until pasta is al dente, about 4 more minutes.
Drain pasta and broccoli and return them to the pot. Add cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups of the cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted. Season with pepper.
Transfer mixture to a 9-inch square baking dish.
Mix crushed crackers with remaining cheddar cheese and sprinkle on top of pasta.
Bake until top is golden and sauce bubbles, about 20 minutes.

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