Macaroni & Cheese W/Ham and Peppers (Kefalonia Style) Recipe

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Macaroni & Cheese W/Ham and Peppers (Kefalonia Style)
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
482
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large pot with salted water, boil the egg noodles half-way, roughly about 4 minutes. Drain and add into a large oven pan. Toss noodles in some olive oil so they won't stick.
  2. Season them with some grated pecorino-romano, whatever you like and toss. (Even eat them like that if you want - hee hee.).
  3. In the meantime, heat a skillet with a few drops olive oil, and sauté the onion, parsley, basil,ham and peppers for a few seconds.
  4. Add them to the noodles and toss around.
  5. Cut half of your mozzarella into chunks and place them into the noodle mixture so that when it is cooked you can bite into a mozzarella pocket. Grate the rest of the mozzarella and use for the topping later.
  6. For the béchamel: In a small saucepan on low to medium heat, melt half a stick of butter (okay maybe even 3/4 of a stick).
  7. Add enough flour to make a smooth paste. I never measure the flour part because I usually just let it form into a ball, BUT you don't want that here. I'd say about 4 tablespoons of flour should be enough.
  8. Add two cups of milk and stir till it thickens. BUT WAIT- Don't let it fully thicken because you will add some more grated cheese and half of your cheddar cheese into the béchamel. It should still be a bit milky when you remove it from the heat.
  9. NOW add half of your cheddar and stir it inches.
  10. Add some more grated parmesan (or whatever you like) and stir that in too.
  11. Season the béchamel with some pepper and parika.
  12. Pour the béchamel onto the noodles and toss around until evenly coated. The sauce should be velvety.
  13. Top with grated mozzarella and cheddar, more parmesan or whatever other grated cheese you have on hand, and some dried Greek oregano. Sprinkle some breadcrumbs and a few drops of olive oil and VOILA - my mess! (That's what I should have called this recipe).
  14. Cover with aluminum foil and cook like that for about 30 minutes in a 375 degree oven. Then remove foil and cook for another 15 minutes until crust turns golden brown, or just put under the broiler for a few minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 482.23 Kcal (2019 kJ)
Calories from fat 178.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.85g 31%
Cholesterol 106.3mg 35%
Sodium 492.36mg 21%
Potassium 364.04mg 8%
Total Carbs 47.56g 16%
Sugars 6.42g 26%
Dietary Fiber 2.92g 12%
Protein 27.01g 54%
Vitamin C 30.7mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 28%
Iron 15.2mg 84%
Calcium 579.3mg 58%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 201.09 Kcal (842 kJ)
Calories from fat 74.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.28g 31%
Cholesterol 44.33mg 35%
Sodium 205.31mg 21%
Potassium 151.81mg 8%
Total Carbs 19.83g 16%
Sugars 2.68g 26%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 12%
Protein 11.26g 54%
Vitamin C 12.8mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 28%
Iron 6.3mg 84%
Calcium 241.6mg 58%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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