Mom's Macaroni & Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 (32 ounce) package Velveeta cheese (don't get the non or reduced fat kind it's icky)
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese (you can go up to a whole cup)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (spicy not sweet)
- 1 teaspoon diced or minced garlic
- 1 1⁄2 cups ham, diced
- 1 medium size yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 (12 ounce) bag noodles (twisty kind work well)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 -2 tablespoon butter
- onion powder
- garlic powder
directions
- Melt the Velveeta, grated cheddar cheese, milk, mustard and minced garlic until smooth and creamy. Stirring frequently.
- Sautee the ham, onion and celery. About 10 minutes
- Add the ham mixture to the cheese sauce. Mix with the cooked noodles. Spoon into a large rectangle baking dish.
- Brown the breadcrumbs with dash of onion and/or garlic powder in butter.
- Sprinkle over top of macaroni & cheese bake @ 350 degrees for 1/2 hour.
- This dish can feed up to 6 or more people at one meal. Makes great leftovers.
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Entepreneur, mother of five, self taught cook. Love to cook good food, hate trying to figure out what to make! There are dietary challenges in our family, so I am constantly looking for something new and tasty for the whole family to enjoy. I am currently cobbling together a family cookbook to pass on to my children when they make a home of their own. I also love to share my favorite recipes, this is the best place to do so!