Easy Cheddar Macaroni And Ham Casserole Recipes

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente; drain and reserve. Meanwhile, in a 5-quart heavy pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in flour to coat onion. In a slow steady stream, whisk in milk until there are no lumps.
• Cook, whisking often, until mixture is thick and bubbly and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cayenne, if using, and 1 cup each yellow and white cheddar cheese. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Toss pasta with cheese mixture; fold in ham. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or individual dishes. Set aside.
• In a food processor, pulse bread until large crumbs form. Toss together with remaining 1/4 cup each white and yellow cheddar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Top pasta with breadcrumb mixture. Bake until top is golden, about 30 minutes.

HAM AND MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 F.
• On stovetop, bring 4 qts of water to a boil. Add onion and macaroni; cook for 8 minutes or until al dente, stirring occasionally.
• Drain and return to pot. Add ham, cheese, sour cream, and soup. Pour into a 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and pour melted butter on top.
• Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes or until heated and golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CREAMY HAM 'N' MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in the milk, bouillon and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese, ham, Parmesan cheese and macaroni., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH WINE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions, omitting salt.
• Drain and set aside. *NOTE: Do NOT be tempted to skip this step! Trust me, I've done it so I should know!
• Saute onion in butter in a heavy saucepan.
• Add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk and wine.
• cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat; add salt, pepper, and Cheddar cheese.
• Stir until cheese melts.
• Add macaroni; mix well.
• Pour into a lightly greased 2-quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 350F for 15 minutes; uncover and continue baking another 15 minutes.

ULTIMATE MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grate onion, drain juice, set aside. Cube most of Velveeta, shred remaining 2 oz. Put a pot of water on to boil. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in small dish (for breadcrumbs), and melt 6 tablespoons butter in another large saucepan.
• When butter in large saucepan is melted, sauté onion until golden. Add breadcrumbs to the 4 tablespoons of butter, and stir well, on medium heat, until golden brown (will take a while, keep stirring). When onion is golden, add flour, stir well and cook (while stirring) about 2 minutes. Add dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Then add milk gradually, while stirring.
• Cook on medium heat until sauce comes to a boil and thickens, stirring often. Add salt, then cubed Velveeta. Then add all shredded cheddar except 1 ½ cups. When cheese is melted taste to see if more salt is needed. Add ham and stir well. Cook macaroni about 6 or 7 minutes, should still be a little firm. Drain well and add to cheese sauce mixture. Spray a 9 X13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Fill with cheese macaroni mixture, and spread evenly. Dot top with remaining Velveeta, then mix remaining cheddar with bread crumbs and spread evenly on top of macaroni mixture. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly 20 to 30 minutes.

EASY CHEDDAR MACARONI AND HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook macaroni in large saucepan for 8-10 minutes. Drain and return to pan.
• 2. Squeeze cheese sauce over hot macaroni. Stir until blended. Stir in ham, peas and milk.
• 3. Spoon into a 2 quart baking dish and top with Cheddar cheese. Mix crushed Ritz crackers with melted butter; sprinkle over casserole before baking.
• 4. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

DELUXE HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Stir in the macaroni. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ham and onion in melted butter until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into ham mixture and cook for about 2 minutes more; remove skillet from heat.
• Mix cooked pasta, Cheddar cheese, cream of celery soup, peas, milk, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder into the ham mixture until well mixed.
• Transfer pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle French-fried onions atop casserole and bake until golden, about 5 minutes more.

HAM, MACARONI, AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt the margarine in a saucepan.
• Stir in the flour until well mixed.
• Pour in the milk, stirring until thickened. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of the cheese and mix well.
• Stir ham into the cheese sauce; then stir the cheese sauce into the macaroni in a casserole dish.
• Top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.