Well, feeling a bit lazy all day today I decided that when I got home it would be nice to have something simple, quick and easy for dinner. Then stuck on the freeway for over an hour in peak-hour traffic all of a sudden the thought of macaroni and cheese popped into my head and that was that. Tonight it would be macaroni and cheese for diner.

Nothing complex just a very basic macaroni and cheese dish. Oh alright I weakened a little and cut up some tomatoes to put on top with a sprinkle of dill. But apart from that it was the basic variety of macaroni and cheese that my grandmother always used to make.

Ingredients

• 3 Cups each of Penne Pasta and Shredded Colby Cheese (the already shredded in the pack variety will do just fine)
• 1 Large Tomato
• ¾ Cup of Milk
• 4 Tablespoons of Butter
• 1 Teaspoon of Dried Dill
• ½ Teaspoon of Salt
• Sprinkle of Freshly-Ground Black Pepper

Method

1. Cook the Penne in salted water with a splash of olive oil as per directions.
2. Once cooked drain and quickly rinse the pasta in a pasta strainer.
3. Spray a glass baking dish with cooking spray or alternatively grease the glass baking/casserole dish with butter
4. First up put in a layer of ¼ of the pasta into your glass baking dish and top with pats of butter, ¼ of the cheese, a sprinkle of salt and pepper and a couple of thin slices of tomato
5. Repeat layering until all pasta and cheese is used. Remember to butter, cheese, add thinly sliced tomato, salt and pepper as you go.
6. Make the last layer of cheese a bit thicker than the others and the tomato that goes on the top thicker slices with a little dill sprinkled over them. A little Paprika also goes down well.
7. Now pour in about 1/3 of the milk and wait a bit for it to drain through. Then add the second third of the milk allowing it to drain through before adding the rest of the milk. Your dish should be about 1/3 full of milk. Since it’s a glass casserole dish you can check by looking at the sides. Adjust the amount of milk you add in accordance with the level of milk as viewed from the side.
8. Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F
9. Put the glass casserole dish with the prepared macaroni and cheese into the oven uncovered and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes
10. When ready serve onto plates and pile in and enjoy!