Dianne's Best Mac & Cheese Ever! With Ham, Peas & Habene

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour (i always or only use 'bob's red mill soy flour' to significantly cut the carbs and boost protein.)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup diced ham
• 1/2 cup diced peas
• 1 cup chopped habeneros with seeds
• 1/2 cup tabasco sauce
• 8 ounces dry whole wheat elbow macaroni, cooked according to package directions (to make it lower carbs, use 'dreamfields pasta' (in the black box)

Recipe

• 1 part 1:.
• 2 melt butter in medium saucepan.
• 3 stir in flour, salt, mustard, cayenne and pepper until smooth.
• 4 remove from heat and gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• 5 stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until thickened (about 10 minutes).
• 6 add ham & peas and haberneros and hot sauce.
• 7 blend together well.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted.
• 10 ******************** this is where i end my recipe - at the maximum, oooey, gooey, yummy, melty goodness. but some people insist i go further. as long as there are no bread crumbs involved, i'll compromise and continue.
• 11 part 2:.
• 12 combine cheese mixture with macaroni in greased 2 quart casserole.
• 13 sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• 14 bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 15 like i said, if i'm making this for myself - i only do part 1 and i strongly suggest everyone give it a try that way too. you don't know what you're missing!