Marty Hart

• 2 cups macaroni, cooked according to package instructions and drained
• 4 teaspoons butter or margarine, plus 2 tablespoons
• ¾ cup soft bread crumbs (decrust slices of bread and cut in cubes)
• 4 teaspoons minced onions
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ¼ teaspoons dry mustard
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• dash of pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Melt 4 teaspoons of the margarine or butter. Toss in bread crumbs and set aside on wax paper for topping later.

In the same pan, combine remaining butter, onion and next 4 ingredients; Stir in milk and cook until smooth. Add cheese, setting aside some for topping. Stir mixture until cheese is melted.

Combine macaroni and the cheese mixture in a 1 ½-quart baking dish. Top with cheese and buttered crumbs.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Cook's tip: This recipe was Marty Hart's mother's that has been passed down to her daughter. She makes this by habit. Hart uses lots of cheese and saves enough to spread over top under bread crumbs. Crumbs will brown, and cheese will make cover to casserole.