Recipe - Swiss Cheese And Ham Macaroni And Cheese

Sue Woodward
One fourth cup Unsalted butter
5 tablespoon Flour
2 cup Whole milk
Salt
White pepper
pn Ground nutmeg
8 ounce Elbow macaroni; uncooked
8 ounce Swiss cheese; grated (2 C)
8 ounce Ham; cubed
1 cup Frozen petite peas; thawed
One fourth cup Parmesan cheese; grated

In a 2 to 3qt. sauce pot, melt butter over med. heat. Add flour and stir
for 2 mins. Slowly add milk, whisking to combine. Bring to a simmer, add
salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low and let sauce simmer
slowly for 20 mins. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350~ and, on the stove top,
cook macaroni accdg. to pkg. directions; drain and place in a lg. bowl.
Remove sauce from the heat. Add Swiss cheese and stir until it melts.
Combine sauce, cubed ham, and peas with the drained macaroni. Pour macaroni
mixture into an 11"x8"x2" baking dish. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the
macaroni and cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 mins., or until
lightly browned on top. Let rest 5 mins. before serving. Makes 6 to 8
generous servings.

Source: TPA Trib, 2/1/96
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #342

From: Tonya imbri@oz.net

Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 12:27:50 0800