Mom's Mac and Cheese

Name: Mom's Mac and Cheese
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pasta (elbows, penne, or your favorite); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion; 2 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp flour; 1/2 pints heavy cream; 1/2 packages shredded Monterrey jack/cheddar cheese; 1 Salt and pepper; 1/2 packages ham cubes; 8 1/2 oz can peas; 1 grated parmesan cheese; 1 bread crumbs

ndellanno1 @nickoftheyear

My mother used to make this when I was a child. She took a favorite and added meat and a vegetable to make it a well-rounded meal

ndellanno1 @nickoftheyear

My mother used to make this when I was a child. She took a favorite and added meat and a vegetable to make it a well-rounded meal

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Ingredients

4 servings

1pasta (elbows, penne, or your favorite)
2 tbspolive oil
1medium yellow onion
2garlic cloves
3 tbspflour
1/2 pintsheavy cream
1/2 packagesshredded Monterrey jack/cheddar cheese
1Salt and pepper
1/2 packagesham cubes
8 1/2 ozcan peas
1grated parmesan cheese
1bread crumbs

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Steps

1

Boil water and add half the box of pasta. Cook according to package
2

Preheat oven to 350°
3

In another pan, add olive oil and let get hot over medium heat
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Meanwhile, chop onion and mince garlic
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Add onion first, stir often, until it gets translucent
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Add garlic and cook until it becomes potent; about 1 minute.
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Stir in flour, one tablespoon at a time. Cook until darker yellow, about 1 minute
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Pour in heavy cream, and let cook for about a minute
9

Add shredded cheese, and turn down to low. Allow cheese to melt.
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Salt and pepper cheese to your liking
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Spray a baking dish with cooking spray, add pasta.
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Poor cheese over pasta, and mix well
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Mix in about half of the package of cubed ham
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Mix in entire can of peas.
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Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top
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Sprinkle breadcrumbs over top until the top is covered.
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Bake uncovered for 20 minutes
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Let cool for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!