Name: Cheesy Baked Mac With Ham Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz wide egg noodles; 1½ cups heavy cream; 2 cups whole milk; 2 tbsp all purpose flour; ½ tsp garlic salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 3½ cups Italian cheese; 6 oz ham cubes; 1 tbsp fresh parsley; ½ tbsp dried basil

Cheesy Baked Mac With Ham Recipe

Gilly Mobley Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Macaroni and Cheese with Ham

Macaroni and cheese is the quintessential classic comfort food. In this particular recipe, ham is added to give it a meatier finish.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12ozwide egg noodles
1½cupsheavy cream
2cupswhole milk
2tbspall purpose flour
½tspgarlic salt,plus more if needed
¼tspblack pepper,freshly ground
3½cupsItalian cheese,grated & divided
6ozham cubes
1tbspfresh parsley,finely chopped
½tbspdried basil

Equipments

Instructions

Butter a 13×9-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
Cook the noodles according to package directions. Add salt to water for boiling. Do not rinse noodles.
In a lager bowl, whisk the cream, milk, flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper.
Stir in 2 cups shredded cheese. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Add any more salt and pepper, if needed.
Transfer to a prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese over the noodle mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees F for approximately 30 to 35 minutes.
Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 842.72kcal
Fat: 55.70g
Saturated Fat: 31.65g
Trans Fat: 0.94g
Monounsaturated Fat: 15.46g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.07g
Carbohydrates: 50.46g
Fiber: 2.45g
Sugar: 7.07g
Protein: 35.41g
Cholesterol: 231.97mg
Sodium: 890.12mg
Calcium: 682.90mg
Potassium: 445.80mg
Iron: 3.07mg
Vitamin A: 496.87µg
Vitamin C: 2.34mg

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