EASY FRUGAL ONE POT MAC AND CHEESE WITH HAM FOR THE FREEZER OAMC
Living on a fixed income, I'm always looking for ways to stretch my tiny budget. It gets pretty tight at the end of the month around here! Since I'm cooking only for myself and DH, I thought I should start hitting the sales and putting some food in the freezer for that austere end of the month time. Since it's not included in my budget, there are no buttered breadcrumbs on top, but feel free to remove the foil and add them during the last 10 or 15 minutes of baking, I'm sure they would be great! This is a basic recipe that you can alter to your own liking or to whatever you have available. Change up the cheese combo to whatever your suits your taste: "aged" cheddar cheese mixed with fontina, monterey jack, sour cream, cream cheese, or whatever you prefer or have available. I have also made this with higher quality chopped hot dogs and got no complaints from DH. I have also substituted 1/2 cup non-dairy creamer mixed with 2-1/2 cups of water for the milk, worked fine -just sayin'!
Provided by ShoeboxLife
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large pot, cook macaroni in boiling water until almost (but not quite) al dente, about 3 minutes less than you would like it done if you were going to eat it right now.
- drain in colander and rinse well in cold water to stop the cooking process. set aside to drain in colander some more while you finish preparing the other items.
- over medium-low heat, melt 1-1/2 teaspoons butter or oil (any type) in same pot you just boiled the mac inches.
- add diced onion. cook and stir frequently until onions just start to become translucent.
- add diced ham and stir just till warmed. transfer onions and ham to a dish or paper plate and set aside.
- melt 4 oz butter over medium-low heat in same pot you just cooked onions inches when butter begins bubbling, stir constantly until it stops foaming, 2-4 minutes. (this is step 1 to preventing a grainy, flour taste in the sauce!).
- have your whisk at the ready! dump in the flour. whisk, whisk, whisk until all lumps are gone and butter/flour mixture turns golden, about 3-5 minutes. (the second step to preventing a grainy, raw flour tasting sauce!) do no allow it to turn brown! your cheesy sauce will taste burnt and gross if you let the roux get dark!
- dump the milk in all at once and whisk until there are no longer any lumps. add the nutmeg, black pepper and cayenne. increase heat slightly and using your whisk, stir briskly until mixture boils.keep stirring and let it boil for 1-2 minutes (step three to preventing that grainy, icky flour taste!).
- remove from burner and dump in the onion/ham mixture and the cheeses (or cheese and sour cream/cream cheese). stir to blend.
- let sit for 5 minutes to cool down a bit.
- stir in the macaroni to coat well.
- spoon into buttered pan(s) -- whatever type pan you prefer will work. i got a pack of (4) cheapie aluminum 7" pie pans at the dollar store (perfect size for two people!). i filled (3) for the freezer and still had a good-sized bowl left for hubby to eat tomorrow.
- cover with aluminum foil and put in freezer.
- to heat from frozen: preheat oven to 350f. bake for 40-45 minutes if your pan is small (like mine are!) if you froze the entire mixture in one casserole dish, bake for 1 to 1 - 1/2 hours. stir at the 45 minute mark, replace the foil and continue baking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 749.5, Fat 42, SaturatedFat 24.8, Cholesterol 133.9, Sodium 1394.5, Carbohydrate 54.7, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2.5, Protein 37.4
DICED HAM DINNER STARTER (OAMC)
Not really a recipe but having this on hand in the freezer gets dinner on the table in no time flat! Check out my Public Cookbook for recipes to use this in. In addition, you will also need a good knife (electric works best) and 10 medium ziploc freezer bags. **NOTE**I do not add the salt and pepper but I could not submit a recipe with only 1 ingredient so I improvised**
Provided by Pamela
Categories Ham
Time 20m
Yield 10 meals
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut deli ham into cubes about 1 cm (or less)square. (My kids don't like the skin on the ham so I cut that off too).
- Package cubed ham into bags with approximately 1-2 cups of ham in each bag.
- Press out as much air as possible, label and freeze.
- To serve, add ham cubes to your favourite recipes. Defrost in the microwave if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 114, Sodium 2623.5, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 2.6, Protein 33.2
HOW CANADIANS DE-SALT THEIR HAM
I found this on the epicurean.com under Canadian recipes. I haven't tried it yet, but it claims to produce a moist, tasty ham that's not overly salty like most. Posted for ZWT.
Provided by puppitypup
Categories Ham
Time 2h10m
Yield 1 ham, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and trim the fat from the ham.
- Marinate in the Ginger Ale for at least 4 hours in the fridge, turning if needed.
- Place in foil lined baking dish.
- Mix together the beer, mustard and molasses, spread over ham.
- Cover ham with foil and bake 15 minutes per pound, then remove foil and bake an additional 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.5, Fat 11.3, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 98.3, Sodium 2873.4, Carbohydrate 12.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 9.3, Protein 42.8
CROCK POT HONEY HAM (OAMC)
This is a super easy recipe! I will often have this ham going in one of my crock pots and my crock pot mac and cheese in my other one,
Provided by Pamela
Categories Ham
Time 6h5m
Yield 2 meals
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut ham in equal halves.
- Stick 20 whole cloves into each half.
- You can cut a diamond pattern first if you want, and stick one clove into the center of the diamond.
- Place each ham into a Ziploc bag and freeze until ready to use.
- If desired, defrost one ham the night before you wish to make it (I will often make it right from frozen, but most people argue that this is not safe).
- Place 4 tbsp of honey over one ham before cooking and cook on high for about 3 hours or on low for 6 hours, Increase cooking time if making from frozen.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6 for second ham.
BOILED HAM DINNER
I made this all-in-one dish often for my children when they were growing up. Now, I fix it when baby-sitting my grandchildren...they love it, too. It's easy to cook in one pot on the stovetop. -Janet Tucker of Bellevue, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the ham, carrots, potatoes and onions in a Dutch oven. Place the bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, garlic and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string. , Add to pan. Add water just to cover the ham and vegetables; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender; drain. Discard spice bag.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 1300mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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