The Blue Box And Broccoli

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) box macaroni and cheese mix (kraft's "family size")
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups milk (you may want to add a little more later on)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 10 ounces frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• salt, if needed, to taste

Recipe

• 1 boil the macaroni as directed on package; drain.
• 2 in the empty pot, melt the butter; add milk, contents of cheese sauce mix packet, cubed cream cheese, paprika and pepper. cook and stir over low heat until smooth and melted.
• 3 add cooked macaroni and thawed chopped broccoli to sauce; gently stir to evenly coat.
• 4 if desired, add salt and/or more milk.
• 5 serve.