Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mom's mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Mom's Mac and Cheese is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Mom's Mac and Cheese is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mom's mac and cheese using 12 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mom's Mac and Cheese:
- Make ready pasta (elbows, penne, or your favorite)
- Prepare olive oil
- Get medium yellow onion
- Get garlic cloves
- Make ready flour
- Make ready heavy cream
- Get shredded Monterrey jack/cheddar cheese
- Make ready Salt and pepper
- Prepare ham cubes
- Take can peas
- Make ready grated parmesan cheese
- Get bread crumbs
Eggs are the secret ingredient that makes my macaroni and cheese extra special. They help hold together all the melty cheese and noodles plus they make this comforting dish even more. This baked mac and cheese is a family favorite recipe, loved by both children and adults. My version uses a combination of cheeses for a gloriously cheesy dish!
Steps to make Mom's Mac and Cheese:
- Boil water and add half the box of pasta. Cook according to package
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In another pan, add olive oil and let get hot over medium heat
- Meanwhile, chop onion and mince garlic
- Add onion first, stir often, until it gets translucent
- Add garlic and cook until it becomes potent; about 1 minute.
- Stir in flour, one tablespoon at a time. Cook until darker yellow, about 1 minute
- Pour in heavy cream, and let cook for about a minute
- Add shredded cheese, and turn down to low. Allow cheese to melt.
- Salt and pepper cheese to your liking
- Spray a baking dish with cooking spray, add pasta.
- Poor cheese over pasta, and mix well
- Mix in about half of the package of cubed ham
- Mix in entire can of peas.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs over top until the top is covered.
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!
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