perfect pasta

Name: perfect pasta
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 tsp salt; 9 oz pasta shapes; 4 tbsp butter; 2 cup milk; 1 cup grated cheese; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 4 1/2 oz cooked ham, roughly chopped; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

brittanymarieup @cook_3145548

tastes amazing!

brittanymarieup @cook_3145548

tastes amazing!

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Ingredients

4 servings

1/4 tspsalt
9 ozpasta shapes
4 tbspbutter
2 cupmilk
1 cupgrated cheese
1/4 cupall-purpose flour
4 1/2 ozcooked ham, roughly chopped
4tomatoes, chopped
2 tbspgrated parmesan cheese

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Steps

1

preheat the oven to 400°F. heat some water in the large sausepan. add salt and bring to a boil.
2

add the padta caefully, being careful not to splash. cook the pasta according to package instrustions.
3

gently melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. add the flour and mix well. cook the mixture for 1 miinute, than remove from heat.
4

stir in the milk, a little at a time, to make a smooth sauce. put pan back on heat. stir while the sauce thickens so it doesnt go lumpy.
5

when the sauce boils, turn down the heat and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes. remove from the heat. mix in the chedder, ham, and tomatoes. season.
6

drain the pasta. mix with the sauce. place in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle with parmesan. bake in oven, on a baking sheet, for 20-25 minutes.