Beef / Pork

Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni is for Dinner.

Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni takes 20 minutes to cook.

Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni are:

3 cups 1% milk
1 Tbsp. chopped carrots
1 Tbsp. chopped celery
1 Tbsp. chopped onion
1 Tbsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
1/5 bay leaf
Dash of nutmeg
12 oz. rigatoni (measured dry, then cooked)
1/4 cup Shedd's Spread Country Crock Churn Style
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup asiago cheese or parmesan
1.5 cups Sargento Shredded Cheddar Jack cheese
1.5 cups Sargento Shredded Mozzarella
16 oz. Smithfield Boneless Ham Steak, 97% fat free
1/5 tsp. chili powder

Here is how you make Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni:

Combine milk, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, hot sauce, bay leaf, and nutmeg in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook 10 minutes. Strain and reserve milk.In another sauce pan, melt butter, then add flour to make a paste. Add reserved milk. Stir constantly until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add cheeses.Cook rigatoni in boiling water according to package instructions.Chop ham steak, heat one minute in the microwave. Mix ham, rigatoni, and cheese mixture together and pour into a 2.5 quart dish that has been sprayed with olive oil spray.Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BEUGEL.

The nutritional information for Ham and 4 Cheese Rigatoni is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 284.0

• Total Fat: 15.5 g
• Cholesterol: 42.1 mg
• Sodium: 736.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 19.7 g