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Mom's Mac and Cheese.

You can cook Mom's Mac and Cheese using 12 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mom's Mac and Cheese

1. It's 1 of pasta (elbows, penne, or your favorite).
2. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3. Prepare 1 of medium yellow onion.
4. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves.
5. Prepare 3 tbsp of flour.
6. It's 1/2 pints of heavy cream.
7. Prepare 1/2 packages of shredded Monterrey jack/cheddar cheese.
8. You need 1 of Salt and pepper.
9. Prepare 1/2 packages of ham cubes.
10. It's 8 1/2 oz of can peas.
11. Prepare 1 of grated parmesan cheese.
12. It's 1 of bread crumbs.

Mom's Mac and Cheese step by step

1. Boil water and add half the box of pasta. Cook according to package.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. In another pan, add olive oil and let get hot over medium heat.
4. Meanwhile, chop onion and mince garlic.
5. Add onion first, stir often, until it gets translucent.
6. Add garlic and cook until it becomes potent; about 1 minute..
7. Stir in flour, one tablespoon at a time. Cook until darker yellow, about 1 minute.
8. Pour in heavy cream, and let cook for about a minute.
9. Add shredded cheese, and turn down to low. Allow cheese to melt..
10. Salt and pepper cheese to your liking.
11. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray, add pasta..
12. Poor cheese over pasta, and mix well.
13. Mix in about half of the package of cubed ham.
14. Mix in entire can of peas..
15. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top.
16. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over top until the top is covered..
17. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
18. Let cool for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!.