Macaroni With Ham And Cheese Deluxe

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 4 cups cubed, fully cooked ham
• 4 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese
• 4 ounces shredded hot pepper monterey jack cheese
• 2 ounces shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
• 3/4 cup milk, or more as needed
• 4 italian plum tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 6 ounces shredded sharp white cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• 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.