11 cheesy ham and pasta Recipes

ham or 1 lb turkey , diced, pasta (elbow mac, gemelli, shapes, etc), frozen mixed vegetables, thawed, ready to serve cheddar cheese soup (you can substitute 2- 10.5 oz.cans condensed cheddar cheese soup with 1 cup milk, combined), salt and pepper, breadcrumbs, paprika

penne pasta, cooked and drained (measure 16 oz uncooked, i use half of a 900-g package), cubed cooked ham (or use as much as desired), butter, mustard powder, ground black pepper, seasoning salt (or 1/2 tsp white salt), cayenne pepper (optional or to taste), onion, finely chopped, fresh minced garlic (or to taste), all-purpose flour, half-and-half cream (or use half milk and cream), grated parmesan cheese, divided, grated cheddar cheese (a little more won tsp hurt)

rotini pasta, boiled and drained (1 1/2 cups), diced cooked ham, grated cheddar cheese, divided, broccoli florets, partially cooked, chopped green pepper, miracle whip, milk, crushed seasoned croutons

onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, ham, chopped, butter, flour, whole milk or 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream, salt, parmesan cheese, finely grated, farfalle pasta (bow-tie)

extra-virgin olive oil, head cauliflower, cored and chopped (3 cups), garlic cloves, roughly chopped, shallots, roughly chopped, coarse salt, ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, skim milk, freshly grated nutmeg, pecorino cheese, grated (2 cups), multigrain pasta shells, sliced smoked ham, chopped, broccoli, trimmed and cut into florets (5 cups), toasted whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs, for serving (japanese breadcrumbs ) (optional)

frozen peas, dry pasta (rotini, bowties, or macaroni), colby or cheddar cheese, 1/4 cubed, ham, 1/4 cubed, miracle whip, ranch dressing, a pinch or two of dill weed, salt and pepper, to taste

canadian bacon or 1 cup ham, half inch cube or 1 cup shelled edamame or 1 cup cooked mushroom, broccoli , floweretts cut small, cooked whole wheat rotini pasta, butter, wheat flour, milk, shredded monterey jack cheese, grated parmesan cheese (can use shredded or small cubes of parm as well), shredded cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs, mustard, salt, pepper

fresh asparagus spears (about 9 spears ), ditali (tube-shaped) pasta, uncooked, vegetable cooking spray, reduced-calorie margarine, minced garlic, all-purpose flour, canned no-salt-added beef broth, undiluted, skim milk, orange-baked ham, diced (about 1/3 cup), shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, ground white pepper

linguine , cook as directed, oil (3/4 cup if using turkey), ground beef (or ground turkey), deli ham, diced, onion, diced, green pepper, diced, black pepper, frozen broccoli, cayenne pepper, salt, sage, poultry seasoning, chili powder, nacho cheese sauce