Fancy-But-Easy Mac N' Cheese

Name: Fancy-But-Easy Mac N' Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 small red onion, diced; 1 (16 ounce) package small pasta shells; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 pinch garlic salt; 1 tablespoon butter; ¼ cup brown sugar; 3 (11 ounce) cans condensed cream of Cheddar cheese soup; ⅔ cup shredded Havarti cheese; ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 ⅓ cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Rating: 4.21 stars

70 Ratings
59 Reviews
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Want a quick and easy Mac n' Cheese that looks like you spent all day working on it? This is the recipe.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

25 mins

cook:

55 mins

total:

1 hr 20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Step 2

Place the diced onion in a large pot of lightly-salted water; bring to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain. Transfer the onion and pasta to a casserole dish; season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Stir the butter and brown sugar into the pasta mixture until the butter melts. Add the Cheddar cheese soup, Havarti cheese, Parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup of Cheddar cheese; stir well. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over top of the dish.
Step 3

Bake in preheated oven about 45 minutes. Change oven setting to 'Broil' and cook until top is golden brown, about 4 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

506 calories; protein 20.4g; carbohydrates 56g; fat 23.1g; cholesterol 65mg; sodium 1175.3mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (59)

Most helpful positive review

scooz2u

06/14/2008

I made this recipe for a church gathering and everyone raved about it. The only thing I changed was using less brown sugar. Everyone said it was the best mac & cheese they ever had! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

athenak

10/20/2008

I am sorry. This was down right awful. You are better off just sticking to making a cheese sauce via rue. Brown sugar does not go with cheese and contrary to what other reviews may have said the cheese soup tastes very processed. Read More

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(88)

70 Ratings

5 star values: 44
4 star values: 11
3 star values: 7
2 star values: 2
1 star values: 6

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scooz2u

06/14/2008

I made this recipe for a church gathering and everyone raved about it. The only thing I changed was using less brown sugar. Everyone said it was the best mac & cheese they ever had! Read More

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(101)

athenak

10/20/2008

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Marie Taylor

07/27/2008

This was delicious! I usually don't like baked mac n' cheese but this was perfect. I didn't use the brown sugar as another reviewer suggested and it was still fantastic! The best part about it for me was the fact that it didn't dry out when I reheated it for lunch. Also I had never tried Havarti cheese before so I was nervous about it but I will definitely use the cheese and this recipe again!!! Read More

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LauraJ

09/06/2008

This was a great recipe as is but the second time I doubled the recipe omitted the brown sugar added green onion instead of red (no boiling)used up some monterey jack cheese with the cheddar and others used 2 cans of lower fat cream of celery and 1 can of lower fat cream of chicken with the 2 cans of cheese soup. I also added 1 cup of 1%milk. I threw in a pound of diced up ham that was left over too. My family ate it for lunch the next day and when it was almost gone they fought over the last batch. Now I will keep the cupboards stocked with those soups! Read More

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the_centaur

03/19/2008

Delicious! I tried making the same recipe with Kraft Mozza Cheddar Shredded Cheese and it was amazing!!! Read More

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cookingmom

11/23/2008

This was a great dish that my whole family enjoyed. This was very cheesy but without overwhelming flavors. I did not need to broil it as the top was already starting to brown at the end of the 45 minutes. Will definitely make it again. Read More

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Dave

11/10/2008

SoOOO good and super easy. I found it really addicting and almost ate the entire thing myself throughout the day. A Read More

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lambnut89

03/26/2008

I really like this recipes! I had one small change I used one can of cream of chicken because I didn t have three cans of cream of cheese soup. Not sure about the brown sugar I think I m going to leave it out next time. Still great!! Read More

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cldecaro

08/28/2008

Great! Left out the brown sugar and added some extra shredded cheddar. Wonderful! Read More

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Fancy-But-Easy Mac N' Cheese

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Calories: 505.5

% Daily Value *

protein: 41 %

carbohydrates: 18 %

dietary fiber: 12 %

sugars:

fat: 36 %

saturated fat: 71 %

cholesterol: 22 %

vitamin a iu: 25 %

niacin equivalents: 46 %

vitamin b6: 8 %

vitamin c: 1 %

folate: 30 %

calcium: 37 %

iron: 14 %

magnesium: 13 %

potassium: 8 %

sodium: 47 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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scooz2u

06/14/2008

I made this recipe for a church gathering and everyone raved about it. The only thing I changed was using less brown sugar. Everyone said it was the best mac & cheese they ever had!

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athenak