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Submitted by Lorac
"When our boys were young, a very long time ago, I would let them choose a meal whenever my husband and I were going out for dinner. Their all time favourite was Kraft mac and cheese. This is the stay at home, family supper version."
photo by *Parsley* 
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
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ingredients
- 1 lb frozen cooked italian meatballs
- 2 (7 1/4 ounce) boxes macaroni & cheese dinner mix (I use Kraft)
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups milk
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 -3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
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directions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes or according to package directions.
- Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain.
- Add milk, cheese sauce packets and sour cream, stir to combine.
- Place meatballs in the bottom of an oven proof casserole, top with macaroni, cover with tomato slices sprinkled with parmesan.
- Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes.
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Reviews
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I followed the recipe exactly except I couldn't find Frozen italian meatballs so I used Turkey Meatballs instead. Maybe the Italian spices would have added something to the macaroni and cheese, otherwise, this dish was a little bland. The few tomato slices we had on top really helped it, so maybe next time I will add a can of diced tomatoes. It is a very good recipe, I just think it needs to be tweaked to my family's tastes. Thanks for the recipe Lorac!
The Giggle Box
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Since I don't like the taste of frozen Italian meatballs, I used frozen home-style instead. I used Velveeta shells and cheese and in addition to the creamy "cheese" sauce, I made a white sauce with garlic, onion powder, pepper Italian seasoning blend, and a little cayenne to give it some kick. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing, you saved dinner!
Jessica R.
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Since my and most other kids love Kraft mac & cheese, this is a great way to make a meal out of it. The meatballs are on the bottom and the tomatoes are on the top. Nothing runs into the noodles too much, so nothing changes the look of their macaroni and cheese.... that's very important to kids. ;) I loved that parmesan tomato topping. The kids gobbled this up. Thanx for a great new way to make the blue box stuff!
*Parsley*
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My daughter certainly thanks you for posting this recipe. Like all your recipes, this one has a "home-cooked" comfort food taste, even though it uses the nuclear orange mac & cheese. It was very easy to put together, and very cost effective (I used homemade meatballs). DH liked the way the tomatoes came out, and I just thought it tasted good. This will certainly go on rotation as a kid-friendly dinner. :)
CraftScout
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Tweaks
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I followed the recipe exactly except I couldn't find Frozen italian meatballs so I used Turkey Meatballs instead. Maybe the Italian spices would have added something to the macaroni and cheese, otherwise, this dish was a little bland. The few tomato slices we had on top really helped it, so maybe next time I will add a can of diced tomatoes. It is a very good recipe, I just think it needs to be tweaked to my family's tastes. Thanks for the recipe Lorac!
The Giggle Box
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<p><img src=http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/girl/zwaa.gif alt= /> I am an escapee from a previous life of professional employment in various fields of <img src=http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/krank/med.gif alt= /> nursing, management and occupational health and saftey. <br /><br />We moved to Arizona 13 years ago after having spent all our life in different areas of MA. <br />I live with Mr. Lorac <img src=http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/squeeze.gif alt= /> and 2 black cats <img src=http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/tiercat/2627.gif alt= /> Mo (Mozart) and <img src=http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/tiercat/2627.gif alt= /> Go (Van Gogh). <br />I love doing creative things - <img src=http://bestsmileys.com/art/1.gif alt= /> oil painting, sewing, crafts, decorating and especially cooking. <img src=http://bestsmileys.com/cooking/3.gif alt= /> <br /><br />I enjoy digging through antique/thrift stores looking for treasures, art of any age, shape or form, <img src=http://bestsmileys.com/music2/11.gif alt= /> classical music, suspense- thriller type fiction and people watching. <br />I have 2 married sons, 2 wonderful daughter-in-laws, 4 <img src=http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/cat.gif alt= /> grandcats and 1 grandson <img src=http://www.smileycollector.com/images/patriotic/itty1.gif alt= /> born on the 4th of July ! <br /><br /><br />I Co-Host <img src=http://bestsmileys.com/talking/9.gif alt= /> the Recipe Request and Eastern European Forums. <br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/BtoBHosts.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/duch*eSS13/BBQParticipantBanner-Final.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/ruemke/food/a.jpg alt= /> <br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=85476 target=_blank><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/duch*eSS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC5-NoPhoto-Participant.jpg alt= /></a> <br /><a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=85474 target=_blank><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/duch*eSS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC3-NoPhoto-Participant.jpg alt= /></a> <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=28467 target=_blank><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/duch*eSS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC2-NoPhoto-Participant.jpg alt= /></a> <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=35084 target=_blank><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/duch*eSS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC1-NoPhoto-Participant.jpg alt= /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src=http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/linien/27660.gif alt= /></p>
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