Pasta With Ham, Veggies, And Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked pasta
• 2 cups diced ham
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 1 dash wine
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta.
• 2 melt the butter in a large pot and add the flour to make a roux. cook for a minute or so.
• 3 slowly add the milk, whisking constantly. let the milk cook with the roux for a couple of minutes until thickening begins.
• 4 add cheese. let all of the cheese melt into the sauce before adding the veggies, wine, diced ham and salt/pepper.
• 5 on low heat and stirring frequently, let the sauce cook for about 5 minutes to allow the ingredients to heat.
• 6 add in the cooked pasta, stir until thoroughly mixed, and serve.
• 7 note: i like to serve this to my husband with the same wine i used in the sauce and usually by candlelight to add a bit of romance.