Pasta Recipe ♯ Bee's Mac and Cheese Bake

My mom made this easy, delicious mac and cheese every Thanksgiving when I was growing up. Now I can't imagine the holiday without it! I used to call it 'Ann's Mac and Cheese Bake,' but it was actually invented by my grandmother Bee.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked pasta shells
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 (2.5 ounce) jar chopped pimentos, drained
• 4 ounces soda crackers, crushed

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large casserole dish.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in shell pasta and cook 12 minutes, or until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
3. Mix cream of mushroom soup, Cheddar cheese, and pimentos with the pasta. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Top with crushed crackers.
4. Cover dish, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crackers are lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

• calories541.2
• carbohydrateContent56.9 g
• cholesterolContent58.8 mg
• fatContent23.7 g
• fiberContent3.1 g
• proteinContent24.1 g
• saturatedFatContent12.8 g
• sodiumContent746.4 mg
• sugarContent1.9 g