This ham pasta casserole is as good as comfort food gets. My family would have this every night of the week if I let them!
Ingredients
- elbow macaroni: 3 cups
- cooking spray:
- butter: 1 Tbsp
- ham: 1 cup (cubed)
- onion: 1 cup (chopped)
- garlic: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- cheddar cheese: 2 cups (shredded)
- condensed cream of celery soup: 1 can (10.5 ounce can)
- frozen peas: 1 cup
- milk: 1 cup
- sour cream: 0.5 cup
- onion powder: 0.5 tsp
- garlic powder: 0.5 tsp
- French-fried onions: 1 can (6 ounce can, crushed)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni in boiling water uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ham and onion in hot butter until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for about 2 minutes more; remove the skillet from heat.
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Add macaroni, Cheddar cheese, condensed soup, peas, milk, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder to ham mixture in the skillet; mix until well combined. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle French-fried onions over casserole and continue baking until golden, about 5 minutes more.
