Noodle Junk

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 0.5 (10 ounce) can water (or milk)
• 1 (7 1/4 ounce) box macaroni and cheese mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a 3 qt pot, boil a slightly salted pot of water.
• 2 cook macaroni al dente(deduct 2 minutes from the cook time).
• 3 make mac and cheese according to package directions.
• 4 add milk and cheese(optional).
• 5 in a 10 inch deep fry pan, brown meat.
• 6 add chopped onion,salt and pepper.
• 7 drain any grease.
• 8 mix in cream of mushroom soup and water(or milk)(make sure meat is cooked through).
• 9 in an oven-proof bowl layer 1/2 the meat then 1/2the macaroni then repeat, (macaroni ends up on top)cover with alumium foil, bake for 20-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven. (if time is a problem just mix all together in macaroni pot, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. stir occasionally to avoid sticking.