Ham And Cheese Macaroni Bake With Peas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb uncooked medium elbow macaroni
• 1 1/2 cups chopped lean ham
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 3 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1 cup shredded reduced-fat extra sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• bread
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 cook pasta in boiling water 6 minutes. drain and rinse with cold water; drain. combine pasta, ham, and peas in a large bowl.
• 3 heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. coat pan with cooking spray. add onion to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently. add milk; bring to simmer.
• 4 remove from heat; stir in cheeses, salt, and peppers. pour cheese mixture over pasta mixture; stir to coat. spoon pasta mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 5 place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 1/4 cups. combine breadcrumbs and butter in a bowl.
• 6 arrange breadcrumb mixture evenly over pasta mixture. bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.