Mac 'n' Cheese Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 package (14 oz) deluxe macaroni and cheese dinner mix
• 9 cups water, divided
• 1 cup fresh broccoli florets (I use frozen broccoli that has been thawed)
• 2 TB finely chopped onion
• 1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
• 2½ cups milk
• 1 cup chopped fully cooked ham
  

Directions:

1. Set aside cheese sauce packet from macaroni and cheese mix. In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add macaroni; cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender.
2. Meanwhile, in another large saucepan, bring remaining water to a boil. Add broccoli and onion; cook for 3 minutes. Stir in soup, milk, ham and contents of cheese sauce packet; heat through. Drain macaroni; stir into soup.

Very good dish, but leftovers absorb most of the liquid. May want to add more milk when you eat leftovers.