Deluxe Ham Casserole

Macaroni pasta is baked in a comforting creamy sauce with ham, peas, and Cheddar cheese. French-fried onions make a tasty, crunchy topping.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 548 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 cup cubed ham
• cooking spray
• 3 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 (6 ounce) can French-fried onions, crushed
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 teaspoon onion powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Stir in the macaroni. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.

Step 4

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ham and onion in melted butter until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir garlic into ham mixture and cook for about 2 minutes more; remove skillet from heat.

Step 6

Mix cooked pasta, Cheddar cheese, cream of celery soup, peas, milk, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder into the ham mixture until well mixed.

Step 7

Transfer pasta mixture to the prepared baking dish.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle French-fried onions atop casserole and bake until golden, about 5 minutes more.