Creamy Cheddar Mac with Green Beans
Comfort food made easy with a clever swap: use the canned soup as a creamy base instead of the usual butter and flour roux.
- Per serving
- $0.72
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $2.88
Ingredients
12 ounces Elbow pasta
about $1.001 can Campbell's Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
On sale at Walmart: Campbell's Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup, 10.5 oz Can
$1.00$1.981 can Great Value Cut Green Beans
On sale at Walmart: Great Value Cut Green Beans, 14.5 oz Can
$0.50$0.840.5 cup Milk
about $1.501 tablespoon Butter
pantry0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
pantryto taste Salt
pantry
Prices are from Walmart the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
- While pasta cooks, drain the canned green beans and set aside.
- In a large skillet, combine the cheddar cheese soup and milk. Heat over medium until steaming, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in drained green beans, cooked pasta, and butter. Mix until everything is coated and heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste and serve.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 7 ingredients were on sale at Walmart the week of October 18, 2026, led by campbell's condensed cheddar cheese soup at $1.00 instead of $1.98.
The sale items rang up $1.32 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $0.72 a serving, or $2.88 for 4 servings.
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