How to Make Delicious Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes

Baked Mac and Cheese with tomatoes.

You can cook 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. It's 1 box of campenelle pasta or elbows..shells etc. (I love the way camponelle looks in this dish).
2. It's 8 tbsp of butter.
3. It's 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. It's 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. It's 1 cup of panko bread crumbs.

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.