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Ingredients
- Salt
- 1 pound cavatappi (hollow corkscrew shaped pasta) or other short cut pasta
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- Freshly ground black pepper
- A few grates nutmeg
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere
- 1 cup shredded white sharp Cheddar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 pound French ham, deli sliced, finely chopped
Directions
Heat a large pot of salted water to a boil, drop in pasta. Cook pasta to just shy of al dente.
Heat sauce pot with butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute, whisk in stock then milk, allow the sauce to thicken, and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in cheeses in a figure eight motion. Stir in Dijon and ham and remove the sauce from heat. Drain pasta and combine with sauce.
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By mavvymoo_3808083
fair lawn, NJ
on May 21, 2013
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Awesome! Whole family had 3 helpings each. I did not add the nutmeg, was afraid it would turn the kids off. Everything else was the same. Served with peas. Double it and you will have a ton for leftovers!
By chapin4570
on April 07, 2013
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Great dish! Family loved it! Did add peas - yummy!!
By barbara_4831198
Corning, CA
on January 12, 2013
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I needed a recipe to make for a funeral today, and since I had some leftover baked ham and also a package of egg noodles, used this recipe as a starting point. Like "1st time Mom at 43" I made a base with sauted onions, and also pan fried the ham pieces for additional flavor. I added 1 c. cheddar and 1 c. smoked gouda, as that's what I had in the frig. Then I mixed the white sauce with the egg noodles and added panko crumbs and parmesan cheese on top.
I also sprinkled some parsley for color, with instructions to bake the casserole for 30 min at 350. turned out great!
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