Hearty Mac and Cheese

Name: Hearty Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter; 355 milliliters diced cooked ham; 227 grams package elbow macaroni; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 473 milliliters milk; 1 smalls onion, chopped; 237 milliliters frozen green peas, thawed; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

Hearty Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 658 calories, 36g of protein, and 31g of fat. If you have flour, butter, elbow macaroni, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 32 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Drain and keep warm.

Saut ham and onion in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 5 minutes; stir in peas and next 3 ingredients. Set aside.

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Cooking Spray

Onion

Peas

Ham

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Frying Pan

Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened.

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Butter