Ham Macaroni And Cheese Freezer Recipes

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• 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 375ºF oven. Bake for 25 minutes; remove aluminum foil. Bake 25 minutes more, or until hot and bubbly.

CREAMY HAM 'N' MACARONI

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in the milk, bouillon and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese, ham, Parmesan cheese and macaroni., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until bubbly, 20-25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

EASY FRUGAL ONE POT MAC AND CHEESE WITH HAM FOR THE FREEZER OAMC

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook macaroni in boiling water until almost (but not quite) al dente, about 3 minutes less than you would like it done if you were going to eat it right now.
• drain in colander and rinse well in cold water to stop the cooking process. set aside to drain in colander some more while you finish preparing the other items.
• over medium-low heat, melt 1-1/2 teaspoons butter or oil (any type) in same pot you just boiled the mac inches.
• add diced onion. cook and stir frequently until onions just start to become translucent.
• add diced ham and stir just till warmed. transfer onions and ham to a dish or paper plate and set aside.
• melt 4 oz butter over medium-low heat in same pot you just cooked onions inches when butter begins bubbling, stir constantly until it stops foaming, 2-4 minutes. (this is step 1 to preventing a grainy, flour taste in the sauce!).
• have your whisk at the ready! dump in the flour. whisk, whisk, whisk until all lumps are gone and butter/flour mixture turns golden, about 3-5 minutes. (the second step to preventing a grainy, raw flour tasting sauce!) do no allow it to turn brown! your cheesy sauce will taste burnt and gross if you let the roux get dark!
• dump the milk in all at once and whisk until there are no longer any lumps. add the nutmeg, black pepper and cayenne. increase heat slightly and using your whisk, stir briskly until mixture boils.keep stirring and let it boil for 1-2 minutes (step three to preventing that grainy, icky flour taste!).
• remove from burner and dump in the onion/ham mixture and the cheeses (or cheese and sour cream/cream cheese). stir to blend.
• let sit for 5 minutes to cool down a bit.
• stir in the macaroni to coat well.
• spoon into buttered pan(s) -- whatever type pan you prefer will work. i got a pack of (4) cheapie aluminum 7" pie pans at the dollar store (perfect size for two people!). i filled (3) for the freezer and still had a good-sized bowl left for hubby to eat tomorrow.
• cover with aluminum foil and put in freezer.
• to heat from frozen: preheat oven to 350f. bake for 40-45 minutes if your pan is small (like mine are!) if you froze the entire mixture in one casserole dish, bake for 1 to 1 - 1/2 hours. stir at the 45 minute mark, replace the foil and continue baking.

HAM MACARONI AND CHEESE FREEZER RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Cook macaroni noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse.
• 2. In same pot, then saute the diced ham in butter, stirring constantly to prevent burning, for about 3-4 minutes.
• 3. Add noodles to ham, then stir in cheese until melted.
• 4. In a small bowl combine the eggs with the milk, beating until well combined.
• 5. Season with prefered amount of salt and pepper, then add to macaroni. Allow to cool and place in a freezer container.
• 6. On cooking day, place in casserole and bake in 400 oven for 40-45 minutes, stirring a couple of times while baking.