Oven-Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Also, my mother used to add a can of drained whole tomatoes that she broke up.

My husband makes our mac & cheese. His variation is to crush Ritz Crackers for the topping. It's wonderful!

I see someone just commented to add some dry mustard..GOOD ADVICE! It adds a tad of sharpness the dish needs! Plus I would use sharp or even extra sharp cheddar. For a variance to the dish adding green onions will awaken the dish but little kids may not like that. One more touch..crisp up some prosciutto then sprinkle on top after cooking..YUM!

Though this is a pretty straight forward recipe, traditionally, some dried mustard is added to enhance the cheesy goodness without tasting mustardy. A quarter teaspoon or so should do it. If you don't have dry, add a teaspoon of prepared mustard instead, doesn't matter which kind you have though grainy or whole seed versions may add an unwanted texture to the creaminess of the sauce.

It would help to have the nutritional breakdown for each recipe. I hope you'll consider adding that information to the recipes. Thanks for listening.