Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese
Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 537 calories. Head to the store and pick up ground pepper, cellentani pasta, cornflakes cereal, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 57 minutes. You can put away the pre packaged macaroni and cheese at the store.
Instructions
Prepare cellentani pasta according to package directions.
Transfer hot pasta to a large bowl.
Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour until smooth; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and evaporated milk; cook, whisking constantly, 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
Whisk in Gouda, cream cheese, salt, and 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper until smooth.
Remove from heat, and stir in chopped ham.
Combine pasta and Gouda cheese mixture, and pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Stir together 2 cups crushed cereal, 2 Tbsp. melted butter, and remaining 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper; sprinkle over pasta mixture.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Note: For testing purposes only, we used Barilla Cellentani Pasta.