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Delmonte's macaroni cheese and ham supper
Recipe by:
delmonte
Works well with pasta instead of macaroni - you decide.
Ready in 50 mins
Saved by 35 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 3
- 150g (5 oz) macaroni
- 75g (3 oz) sliced onions
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 300ml (half pint) milk
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- salt and pepper to taste
- 100g (4 oz) cooked ham, chopped
- 100g (4 oz) cheese grated
- 2 tomatoes sliced
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Preparation method
Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 30 mins1.
Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5.
2.
Cook macaroni as directed on pack.
3.
In a medium pot, slowly fry onions in half of the butter until tender, then add drained macaroni. Set aside.
4.
Place remaining butter, flour and milk in a saucepan and heat over medium high heat, whisking continuously until sauce thickens. Stir in tomato puree and salt and pepper to taste.
5.
Add the ham to the macaroni together with the sauce and half of the grated cheese. Mix well and turn it into a shallow pie dish.
6.
Lastly, arrange sliced tomatoes over the top of the macaroni and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 25 minutes in centre of oven, until cheese is golden and crispy.
Last updated:
24 Aug 2011
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