Creamy Ham And Cheddar Pasta Salad Food

CREAMY HAM AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a 5-quart stock pot to a boil, and add pasta. Cook for about 8 minutes or until al dente.
• Strain out water, and drain pasta into a colander. Rinse pasta with cold water until no longer hot.
• Add strained pasta to a large bowl, and mix in ham, cheese, peppers, and onion.
• In a medium bowl, add the dressing ingredients, and whisk until combined; set aside.
• Pour dressing over the mixture, and mix to combine. Cover the bowl, and chill for at least one hour. You may need to remix before serving.

CREAMY HAM AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. bring a large pot of water to a boil, cook macaroni pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse, set aside. And cool completely, ******(may place in fridge to cool faster)******
• 2. While pasta is boiling, chop ham,tomatoes,onions,cucumbers and cheese, set aside in a large bowl.
• 3. Add ingredients to cooked pasta, stir well, add mayo,sugar,salt,pepper,dill weed,and celery seed, Stir well,(if pasta seems dry, add small amounts of mayo until you achieve the amount of moistness you desire)
• 4. TIP ********( now I love celery seed, I added DOUBLE the amount that I posted in this recipe, if you find this pasta lacking in celery taste, I suggest you add one more Tbls (at a time), of celery seed) Stir well after each additional Tbls. so you may taste your pasta, before adding more. ****** Enjoy!!!!!!!

CREAMY CHEESY HAM AND PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a pot full of water to a boil. Meanwhile add butter to skillet and melt. Once melted, add onion, garlic and ham. Sauté until onion is soft or ham is slightly browned.
• Once water starts to vigorously boil, add pasta. Meanwhile add flour to mixture one tablespoon at a time stirring constantly. Add in milk 1/2 cup at a time. (Add more or less to suite your tastes for sauce consistency.).
• Once sauce consistency is a little runnier than you like, add cheese and salt. Reduce heat to simmer while you drain pasta.
• Mix drained pasta together with sauce and serve with salad and bread for a complete quick meal!
• This meal is very versatile and you can change the quantities of the pasta or type of pasta to suite your own family's needs.

CREAMY HAM PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing: Combine all ingredients, and salt and pepper in a screw-top jar. Shake well to combine.
• Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions, until just tender. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl. Allow to cool.
• Add ham, pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, celery and dressing to pasta. Toss to combine. Spoon into servingsized airtight containers. Refrigerate until ready to pack into lunch boxes.

PASTA SALAD - PEAS, HAM AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Place cooled cooked pasta, ham, cheese, peas and cheese in a large bowl; mix well.
• Add mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, seasoning salt, pepper, garlic salt and dill. Mix until everything is well coated and evenly distributed.
• Chill well before serving.

PEPPERONI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, cheese, cucumber, tomato, onions and pepperoni. Add salad dressing and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

HAM AND CHEDDAR MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Dice ham into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Combine ham and cheese with macaroni, celery, onion and pickle.
• Mix mayonnaise and mustard,Salt and pepper to taste.
• Then stir into macaroni mixture, mixing well.
• Chill well until ready to serve, several hours for maximum flavor.