Baked Pasta Primavera
- 2 cups elbow macaroni
- 2 heads broccoli (florets)
- 12 cup diced virginia ham
- 13 cup diced red pepper
- 2 12 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 13 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 12 nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 14 cup breadcrumbs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Boil elbow macaroni until al dante.
- Rinse.
- In a separate pot, simmer a small amount of water and steam the broccoli for 3 minutes.
- Rinse.
- In another pan, melt butter and cook flour until lightly brown.
- Add milk, pepper, nutmeg, and mustard to the pan and bring to a simmer.
- Melt cheese in the milk, adding a third at a time.
- In a large pot, toss macaroni, broccoli, ham, and red pepper.
- Add cheese sauce.
- In a casserole dish, spread the macaroni and cheese mixture and top with bread crumbs.
- Cook for 25 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
elbow macaroni, broccoli, virginia ham, red pepper, milk, mozzarella cheese, flour, butter, pepper, nutmeg, mustard, breadcrumbs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-pasta-primavera-362710 (may not work)