Macaroni and Cheese With Ham

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• kosher salt, to taste
• 12 ounces rigatoni pasta
• 2 slices crustless white bread
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 12 cup flour
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 12 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces roughly chopped cooked ham (any variety will do)
• 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 12 cup minced flat leaf parsley
• 14 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 18 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

1. Grease a 2-qt.
2. baking pan with 1 tablespoons butter; set aside.
3. Bring a 6-qt.pot of salted water to a boil.
4. Add pasta; cook until al dente.
5. Drain pasta, rinse; set aside.
6. Pulse bread into crumbs in food processor; mix with 4 tablespoons butter; set aside.
7. Heat oven to 400F Melt remaining butter in a 6-qt.
8. pot over medium heat.
9. Add thyme and onions; cook until soft, 68 minutes.
10. Whisk in flour; cook 23 minutes.
11. Whisk in milk and cream.
12. Increase heat to medium-high; cook, whisking, until thick, 1012 minutes.
13. Whisk in salt, cheddar, ham, blue cheese, parsley, hot sauce, scallions, pepper, and nutmeg.
14. Stir in pasta; add to pan; sprinkle with bread crumbs.
15. Bake until bubbly, 3040 minutes.

unsalted butter, kosher salt, rigatoni pasta, white bread, thyme, onion, flour, milk, heavy cream, cheddar cheese, ham, blue cheese, flat leaf parsley, hot sauce, scallions, ground black pepper, ground nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/macaroni-and-cheese-with-ham-458869 (may not work)