Baked Mac & Cheese

1/2 pund elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablesppoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded (i use about 14 to almost a whole 16ounce brick of cheese)
1teaspoon kosher salt
1-2 cups of diced precooked ham

Topping:
3 tablesspoons butter
1 cup italian bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350"f

In a large pot of boiliing and saleted water cook your pasta to al dente

While pasta is cooking in a sepeate pot melt the butter, Whisk in flour and mustard and keep it moving for about 5 mins. make sure its free of lumps. Stir in mlk onion bay leaf and paprika(i usually have milk paprika and onion in one of my measuring cups mixed and ready to just pour in helps save a lil time) Simmer for 10 minutes an remove bay leaf

Temper in Egg. stir in 3/4 of the cheese season with a bit of salt and pepper. Starin your noodles and fold macaroni into the mix along with your diced ham and pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Top with remianing cheese.

Topping: Melt butter in a saute pan (or a small frying pan) add in bread crumbs and toss to coat top the macaroni withthe bread crumbs. Bake for 30 mins. Remove from oven and rest for 5 minutes before serving.

***please note this recipie is a bit of work but boy is it worth itive had family and friends ask me for the recipie after serving this every time. my husband and daughter love it so i make it usually atleast once a month as a treat.

Chicken Pot Pie

1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 1/2 Cups of thawed, mixed vegetables (I use green beans, carrot coins & corn)
1 1/2 Cups of cubed cooked chicken
3/4 Cups chicken broth combined with 3 tablespoons of flour (I've found that I've needed more flour to thicken it well)
2 Pie shells

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

1. Mix soup, vegetables, chicken and broth (the mixture should be somewhat thick).
2. Put mixture into the bottom of pie shell
3. Cover the top with the second crust, crimp to seal and slice a few vent holes in the top
4. Bake for 40mins or until golden. You may want to cover the pie edges with foil to prevent burning before it's ready.

Turkey Casserole

1C Macaroni (or rice) uncooked
1C Milk
1-2 C Turkey (Chopped, sliced, whatever your preference)
1 Can Cream of Chicken
1 Can of Cream of Celery
Cheddar Cheese
1 Tbsp Butter
Chopped Onions (I use the frozen kind to save time & tears)

* You can add paprika if you'd like too

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix until blended then pour into a greased casserole dish and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Easy Mac & Cheese

This is another family favorite dish that was shared with us. It's super easy to make and it's great for large gatherings! 

8oz elbow maccaroni,
2 bags (8oz each) sharp cheddar cheese,
4 slices of bread with crust removed,
2 cups milk,
1 tsp onion salt,
1/4 cup flour,
1/4 cup butter (melted)

{I've added some Paprika & Chopped Onions from time to time too)

1. Boil and drain maccaroni.

2. Mix milk, flour and onion salt vigorously for one minute until foamy.

3. Mix cheese, maccaroni and milk mixture together. Pour into greased pan.

4. Break bread into small crumbs and sprinkle overtop of maccaroni. Drizzle with butter and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Easy Chicken Parmigana

1 -24oz jar of spagetti sauce
6 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese (diveded  4 tbsp and 2 tbsp)
6 small boneless chicken breasts
3/4 lb spagetti uncooked
1 1/2 cups shredded mozarella cheese

Heat oven 375'F

Pour sauce into 13x9 in baking dish. stir in 1/4cup (4tbsp) parmesan. add chicken and turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast with sauce. cover baking dish with tinfoil

Bake 30 or until chicken is done (165'F) as chicken cooks cook spagetti as on pakage (do not salt your water the mozarella is generally a bit of a salty cheese)

Sprinkle your remaning parmesan and your moxarella on top of chicken and bake uncovered for 5 min or until the cheese is melted. Drain spagetti and serve spagetti topped with the chicken and sauce

www.kraftrecipes.com/recipies/easy-chicken-parmesan-63577.aspx

this is another recipie my lil one gobbled up no problem :)

Cheesy Garlic Chicken Parm

• 1/2 C Butter
• Garlic or Jar Garlic (minced)
• 3/4 C Bread Crumbs
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese (or cheese of choice)
• 1/2 C Parmesean Cheese
• 1 tsp Parsley
• 1tsp Oregano (or Cilantro)
• 1 tsp Pepper
• Chicken

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

1. Melt butter in saucepan over low, add garlic and cook until tender/ blended (about 5mins)
2. In shallow bowl mix bread crumbs, Parmesean cheese, shredded cheese and spices
3. Dip chicken in garlic butter to coat then into bread crumb mixture
4. Place in baking dish
5. Drizzle remaining garlic butter & breadcrumb mixture over the top of the chicken (I also added a few slices if butter on the top to prevent drying ... which I'm glad I did looking back)
6. Bake for 30mins