Best 9 Ham Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of salted water to a boil, drop in pasta. Cook pasta to just shy of al dente.
• Heat sauce pot with butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisk in stock then milk, allow the sauce to thicken, and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in cheeses in a figure eight motion. Stir in Dijon and ham and remove the sauce from heat. Drain pasta and combine with sauce.

MACARONI AND CHEESE HAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 10-inch or 9 1/2-inch glass deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix 2 cups of the cheese, the ham and uncooked macaroni. Spread in pie plate.
• In blender, place milk and eggs. Cover; blend on medium speed until smooth. Add Bisquick mix and salt; blend until smooth. Pour over mixture in pie plate.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut top 1/4 inch off head of garlic to expose cloves. Place garlic, cut side up, on sheet of foil. Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap garlic with foil to enclose tightly. Bake until skin is golden brown and cloves are tender, about 55 minutes. Cool. Squeeze cloves from skin.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots; sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Whisk in milk, cream, thyme, lemon peel, and roasted garlic. Simmer over medium heat until reduced to 2 3/4 cups, about 30 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Gradually stir in cheeses.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
• Toss cheese sauce, pasta, ham, and parsley in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SPICY HAM AND TOMATO MACARONI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a 3-quart casserole dish or a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a large heavy saucepan melt the butter and cook the onion, garlic, jalapenos, coriander and cumin over low heat, stirring until the onion has softened.
• Stir in flour and cook stirring for 3 minutes.
• Add in half and half cream and/or milk; bring to a boil, whisking until mixture thickens (about 2 minutes).
• Add in well-drained tomatoes; simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add in cayenne, salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, mix together cooked macaroni, and tomato/cream mixture.
• Add in the chopped cooked ham.
• Stir in the cheddar cheese to combine.
• Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese, then sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake on the second-lowest oven rack for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

SWISS CHEESE AND HAM MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a 2 to 3 quart sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add the flour and stir for 2 minutes.
• Slowly add the milk, whisking to combine.
• Bring to a simmer, add the salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
• Reduce the heat to low and let sauce simmer slowly for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees and, on the stove top, cook the macaroni according to pkg.
• directions, drain and place in a large bowl.
• Remove the sauce from the heat, add the swiss cheese and stir until it melts.
• Combine the sauce, cubed ham and peas with the drained macaroni.
• Pour the macaroni mixture into a 11x8x2" dish.
• Sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

IRON MIKE'S WHITE SHARP CHEDDAR N' HAM MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Begin the cooking process of the macaroni- according to package directions; Add cubed ham (to warm) during the final minute or so of cooking the macaroni; Drain and set aside.
• While water is heating and macaroni is cooking, make your White Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; add Flour and Salt, and cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Stir the Milk into the mixture and bring to a boil.
• Stirring constantly, boil mixture for 1 minute.
• Lower heat and cook until thickened, stirring regularly about 4-6 minutes.
• (Don't forget to add the ham to the macaroni as it is cooking!).
• Remove White Sauce from heat; Add cheese; stir until melted; Pepper to taste.
• Combine cheese sauce with the macaroni and ham in a bowl (or the macaroni pot); stir well.
• Serve with a yummy green vegetable on the side like green beans or asparagus.
• Enjoy!
• CHEF'S NOTES: You may use Medium/Mild Cheddar or maybe even PepperJack with this recipe as well; I would add a little"kick" with the milder cheeses by adding a clove of minced garlic, or by using salami pieces instead of ham- Yum!

MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE DELUXE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and green bell pepper in melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cooked macaroni, ham, Monterey Jack cheese, hot pepper Jack cheese, and 2 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese into onion mixture until well blended.
• Gently stir milk into mixture until casserole is creamy, adding additional milk if needed.
• Stir tomato wedges into casserole. Top with 6 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and browned on top, about 20 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM - MACARONI MET HAM EN KAAS

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water to al dente stage.
• While macaroni is cooking, preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease baking dish.
• Drain macaroni well and layer in prepared baking dish with ham and cream cheese, dotting each layer of macaroni with butter.
• Lightly sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Beat eggs and milk together; add melted butter and lemon peel.
• Pour over macaroni.
• Place filled baking pan in a larger pan of hot water and bake for 30 minutes.

CHEESE AND MACARONI WITH HAM

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook macaroni.
• 2. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in large saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth. Add milk, stir constantly until bubbly. Add cream cheese. After melted, stir in salt, pepper, and mustard.
• 3. Add cheddar, stir; remove from heat.
• 4. Combine pasta, ham, and sauce.
• 5. Add to baking dish.
• 6. In a separate small pan melt 2 tablespoons butter; toss breadcrumbs and parsley.
• 7. Sprinkle over macaroni.
• 8. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.