Baked Macaroni And Cheese With Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
6 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
8 ounces elbow macaroni
1 1/2 cups ham, cubed
1 ziploc bag, jumbo
White Sauce (use 2 1/2 cups)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

White sauce:
In medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, salt and pepper; using wire whisk, stir in milk until smooth. Add butter. Stirring constantly with rubber spatula, bring to boil over medium-high heat and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Stir dry mustard into white sauce; add 1 3/4 cups grated cheese and stir until melted (reserve 1/4 cup cheese for topping). Cook elbow macaroni for six minutes; drain. Add cheese sauce to macaroni; stir. Turn into a greased, 2-quart casserole dish; stir in ham cubes. Top with reserved grated cheese.
To freeze:
Cover casserole with aluminum foil; seal dish in jumbo freezer bag. Freeze.
To prepare:
Place frozen casserole (covered with aluminum foil) in preheated 375\u00b0F oven. Bake for 25 minutes; remove aluminum foil. Bake 25 minutes more, or until hot and bubbly.