1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cook pasta (I like to use penne but have used elbows before as well) as directed on box.

3. While pasta is cooking melt ½ stick of butter in a medium sauce pan.

4. Once butter is melted, take off heat.

5. Crumble in crackers and stir until they are soaked in butter.

6. Drain pasta.

7. Stir in canned premade cheese sauce or make your own cheese sauce.

This is how I make my own cheese sauce:

Melt ½ stick of butter.

Add 3 tablespoons of flour while stirring.

Add 1 quart of milk.

Stir until sauce thickens.

Add sliced cheese in small portions – stirring it until it melts. Do not let it boil as milk could sour.

8. Pour pasta and cheese in to a 8x12 oven safe pan.

9. Sprinkle some shredded cheddar cheese over the top of the pasta.

10. Spread cracker mixture over the top of the pasta.

11. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

12. Cool and serve.