Now for something completely different...
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home_and_awayBeen a while since I made use o' the filing cabinet for recipie purposes.
As we all know, Jess isn't a very domestic cat. Domesticated, yes. Domestic, no. So cooking is usually something that happens with a spatula in one hand and a box, bag, or can with instructions in the other.
Sue me. I love my easy comfort food.
Apparently I'm not alone.
This one was gleaned from someone who loved his wife and hated her habit for orange cheese-powder Mac & Cheese.
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Now go make some for someone you love.
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 clove garlic – minced
1 cup ham - diced
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
4 tablespoons margarine
4 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups skim milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese -- shredded, divided (or a mix of Romano, Parmesan, and Assagio)
8 ounces macaroni -- cooked
1/3 cup toasted bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 375-degrees F.
Melt the butter in a skillet. Add onions, garlic, and red pepper and sauté
until tender. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture
bubbles slightly, about 2 minutes. Add milk, a little at a time, mixing
thoroughly after each addition. Bring to a boil, add salt, peppers, and one
cup of the cheddar cheese. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Spray a 1.5-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Place cooked macaroni in
the dish. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni and mix gently. Sprinkle the
remaining cheese (1/2 cup) over the top. Spread the breadcrumbs over the
cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and
the sauce is bubbling.
As we all know, Jess isn't a very domestic cat. Domesticated, yes. Domestic, no. So cooking is usually something that happens with a spatula in one hand and a box, bag, or can with instructions in the other.
Sue me. I love my easy comfort food.
Apparently I'm not alone.
This one was gleaned from someone who loved his wife and hated her habit for orange cheese-powder Mac & Cheese.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now go make some for someone you love.
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 clove garlic – minced
1 cup ham - diced
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
4 tablespoons margarine
4 tablespoons flour
2 1/2 cups skim milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese -- shredded, divided (or a mix of Romano, Parmesan, and Assagio)
8 ounces macaroni -- cooked
1/3 cup toasted bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 375-degrees F.
Melt the butter in a skillet. Add onions, garlic, and red pepper and sauté
until tender. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture
bubbles slightly, about 2 minutes. Add milk, a little at a time, mixing
thoroughly after each addition. Bring to a boil, add salt, peppers, and one
cup of the cheddar cheese. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Spray a 1.5-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Place cooked macaroni in
the dish. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni and mix gently. Sprinkle the
remaining cheese (1/2 cup) over the top. Spread the breadcrumbs over the
cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and
the sauce is bubbling.
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Re: MMmmmmm mmmmm Good
Date: 2005-03-10 06:10 pm (UTC)I'm salivating over the cheese sauce...
Yeah. The next time we go grocery-crazy, I'm giving it a shot.
If I'm lucky, it'll turn out better than the tortilla/communion-bread experiment or the brownie/biscotti experiment...