My mac and cheese is famous with family and friends. I loooove cheese! I experimented with recipes until I developed this one, and it hits the spot on a cold, winter day. It’s even fantastic left over! The ultimate comfort food.
Katie’s Mac and Cheese
Ingredients:
2 boxes Original Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinners
8 oz sour cream
2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbs butter
20 Ritz Crackers
1 red bell pepper
Powdered cayenne pepper (to taste)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375
- Butter a casserole dish (mine is 7×9 and 3 inches deep)
- Prepare both boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese Dinners as directed on the stove
- When done and gooey, mix in the sour cream until incorporated
- Sprinkle in one Cup shredded cheddar cheese and stir until it melts in
- Chop the entire red pepper
- Sprinkle mac and cheese with as much cayenne pepper as you’d like. My rule is I should be able to see the little red dots but not too many of them (like that helps!)
- Fold in the chopped red pepper
- Spread mac and cheese into the casserole dish
- Sprinkle 2nd Cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the mac and cheese
- In a small bowl, melt about 1.5 Tbs of butter
- Crumble up the 20 Ritz Crackers in a bowl
- Pour melted butter over the crumbled Ritz Crackers and mix until crackers are coated
- Spread buttery Ritz crumbles over the whole casserole
- Bake in the 375 degree oven for 20 minutes
- Let sit 5 minutes to cool before serving
