Sometimes you just need some good ol’ comfort food, and this tomato soup mac & cheese is the ultimate comfort food. It’s mac & cheese bumped up a notch with the addition of canned tomato soup. I generally avoid condensed soups but I couldn’t resist giving this a try. I saw it on Pinterest from A Local Choice and it looked so divine. I can assure you it tastes just as amazing as it looks; my entire family can attest to that. I followed the recipe closely, the only change I made was using ricotta cheese instead of quark because I couldn’t find quark anywhere. The ricotta worked perfectly.
THE VERDICT
Yes, that is Cole with his THUMBS UP!! Not just one thumb, but TWO thumbs! This is a rare event, everyone. I’m glad I snapped photos to document it.
Bennett approved as well, and would have given two thumbs up if he hadn’t had his fork in one hand. He couldn’t shovel it in his mouth fast enough.
Tony loved it too. Not only did he enjoy it for dinner, but he took all the leftovers to work the next day. After work he said, “hey that mac & cheese you made was really good. I ate it all.”
I have a feeling my family will be requesting this dinner quite often from now on.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb whole wheat elbow macaroni
- 5 oz fresh ricotta
- 5 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 can (10 oz) condensed tomato soup
- 10 oz (1 soup can) milk
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 F.
- Cook macaroni for about half the normal cooking time.
- Drain pasta and place in a large bowl along with ricotta. Mix the pasta and ricotta together.
- Add 4 oz of cheddar (reserve 1 oz for later), tomato soup and milk to the bowl of pasta and ricotta, then mix until fully combined.
- Pour the mixture into a medium-sized baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle the reserved cheddar on top, then broil for 2-3 minutes until cheese becomes golden and bubbly.
My kids like to whine, especially when it comes to the food they eat, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to make tasty and healthy meals for them. Follow along as I share family-friendly recipes and reviews from my picky family members, who I lovingly call “The Whine Critics.” 
