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 mantigirl
Palmyra NY
on February 21, 2012
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This was super! I used cream for the dairy because I figure cheese is a guilty pleasure any way.
By darwin828
on October 08, 2011
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This was a great recipie. I used fat-free milk and low fat cheese. It was delicious. A great way to serve left over ham.
By I LUV PASTA
New Jersey
on August 19, 2011
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Just so- so for me. It wasn't bad tasting at all...but..I've had a lot better mac and cheese dishes. Try Ina Garten's Mac and Cheese. Mmmmmmm..
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