Macaroni, Broccoli and Cheese

Found this recipe in the magazine All You. Tore the page out and lost it! I found it today so now I am posting so I don't lose it again! Have not made this yet, but plan to once the weather gets cooler. Sounds like it would be really good on a cool day.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  cups  uncooked pasta
• 6  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1  head broccoli, cut into florets, stalks peeled and sliced (about 3/4 pound)
• 8  ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated (2 cups packed)
•  pepper, to taste
• 8  saltine crackers, crushed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta, stirring often, for 7 minutes.
3. Transfer 1 cup of pasta cooking water to a bowl. Add the cream cheese and whisk until smooth.
4. Add broccoli to pasta in pot and continue cooking until pasta is al dente, about 4 more minutes.
5. Drain pasta and broccoli and return them to the pot. Add cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups of the cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted. Season with pepper.
6. Transfer mixture to a 9-inch square baking dish.
7. Mix crushed crackers with remaining cheddar cheese and sprinkle on top of pasta.
8. Bake until top is golden and sauce bubbles, about 20 minutes.