Creamy Macaroni And Cheese Ham Bake Food

CREAMY MACARONI-AND-CHEESE HAM BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare macaroni and cheese mix according to package directions, except do not add salt to water. Stir in ham, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, the cottage cheese, sour cream, onion, and pepper. Transfer mixture to an ungreased 1-1/2-quart baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and, if desired, parsley; stir in melted butter. Sprinkle over macaroni mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until mixture is heated through and crumbs are golden. Makes 4 servings.

CREAMY HAM 'N' MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in the milk, bouillon and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese, ham, Parmesan cheese and macaroni., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• White sauce:.
• In medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, salt and pepper; using wire whisk, stir in milk until smooth. Add butter. Stirring constantly with rubber spatula, bring to boil over medium-high heat and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Stir dry mustard into white sauce; add 1 3/4 cups grated cheese and stir until melted (reserve 1/4 cup cheese for topping). Cook elbow macaroni for six minutes; drain. Add cheese sauce to macaroni; stir. Turn into a greased, 2-quart casserole dish; stir in ham cubes. Top with reserved grated cheese.
• To freeze:.
• Cover casserole with aluminum foil; seal dish in jumbo freezer bag. Freeze.
• To prepare:.
• Place frozen casserole (covered with aluminum foil) in preheated 375ºF oven. Bake for 25 minutes; remove aluminum foil. Bake 25 minutes more, or until hot and bubbly.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of salted water to a boil, drop in pasta. Cook pasta to just shy of al dente.
• Heat sauce pot with butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisk in stock then milk, allow the sauce to thicken, and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in cheeses in a figure eight motion. Stir in Dijon and ham and remove the sauce from heat. Drain pasta and combine with sauce.

CREAMY MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 x 9" baking dish.
• Cook the macaroni in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender-firm (don't overcook) drain pasta.
• Transfer to a large bowl; add in 5 ounces of cubed cheese; mix until the cheese is melted and well blended.
• In another bowl combine the flour, salt, mustard, black pepper, cayenne and nutmeg until well blended; gradually whisk in the half and half, whipping cream and sour cream, then whisk in the eggs and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour over the macaroni; stir to blend.
• Transfer to prepared baking pan then spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with the grated cheese.
• Bake the macaroni until just set around edges but sauce is still liquid in the center (about 25 minutes, do not over bake).
• Remove from oven let stand for 10 minutes to thicken slightly (sauce will be creamy but will thicken up).

ULTIMATE MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grate onion, drain juice, set aside. Cube most of Velveeta, shred remaining 2 oz. Put a pot of water on to boil. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in small dish (for breadcrumbs), and melt 6 tablespoons butter in another large saucepan.
• When butter in large saucepan is melted, sauté onion until golden. Add breadcrumbs to the 4 tablespoons of butter, and stir well, on medium heat, until golden brown (will take a while, keep stirring). When onion is golden, add flour, stir well and cook (while stirring) about 2 minutes. Add dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Then add milk gradually, while stirring.
• Cook on medium heat until sauce comes to a boil and thickens, stirring often. Add salt, then cubed Velveeta. Then add all shredded cheddar except 1 ½ cups. When cheese is melted taste to see if more salt is needed. Add ham and stir well. Cook macaroni about 6 or 7 minutes, should still be a little firm. Drain well and add to cheese sauce mixture. Spray a 9 X13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Fill with cheese macaroni mixture, and spread evenly. Dot top with remaining Velveeta, then mix remaining cheddar with bread crumbs and spread evenly on top of macaroni mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly 20 to 30 minutes.

CREAMY MAC AND HAM BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package. Add ham, sour cream, onions, mustard and caraway seed; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 10x6-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with bread crumbs. Drizzle with butter.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

HAM CHEESE MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Using a layered effect, place onion, noodles, ham and cheese in a large 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Repeat for second layer using onion, noodles, ham and cheese.
• In a small bowl mix milk, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup. Pour over top of ham mixture.
• Sprinkle top with parsley.
• Bake in a 360 degree oven for 45 minutes.

HAM, MACARONI, AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt the margarine in a saucepan.
• Stir in the flour until well mixed.
• Pour in the milk, stirring until thickened. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of the cheese and mix well.
• Stir ham into the cheese sauce; then stir the cheese sauce into the macaroni in a casserole dish.
• Top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.