Baked Pasta With Peas, Cheese And Ham

• Salt
• 12 ounces penne or farfalle
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 12 ounces mild low-fat Cheddar, shredded (about 3 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• 3 ounces diced smoked ham (about 3/4 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups crushed saltines (about 25)

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Whisk in flour, mustard and 1/2 tsp. salt until smooth. Slowly whisk in milk and half-and-half and bring just to a simmer. Stir in cheese, a little at a time, until melted. Remove pan from heat and stir in peas, ham and pasta. Stir to coat with sauce.
3. Sprinkle cracker crumbs over top of pasta and dot with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter. Bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes.

salt, penne, unsalted butter, allpurpose, mustard, milk, lowfat, frozen peas, ham, saltines

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/baked-pasta-with-peas-cheese-ham (may not work)