Cheesy Spam And Macaroni Bake

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni
• 1 (12 ounce) can spam, classic diced
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, divided
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cayenne pepper, dash
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 lb processed sharp american cheese, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
• 2 in lightly-greased 2-quart casserole, combine spam® classic with macaroni.
• 3 in medium saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter. blend in flour, salt, mustard, pepper and cayenne until smooth. stir in milk; cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture thickens and boils. add cheese; cook, stirring until cheese is melted. pour over spam® classic mixture; mix well.
• 4 melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter; combine with bread crumbs and paprika. sprinkle over macaroni.
• 5 bake in 400°f oven 20 to 25 minutes.
• 6 microwave directions: cook macaroni according to package directions.
• 7 in 4-cup measure, stir together flour, salt, mustard, pepper and cayenne; slowly mix in milk until smooth. add 1 tablespoon butter and cheese.
• 8 microwave 4 minutes. stir until smooth; microwave 3 minutes more. beat until smooth.
• 9 combine spam® and macaroni in casserole; mix sauce into macaroni.
• 10 in 2-cup measure, combine 1 tablespoon butter, bread crumbs and paprika. microwave 1 minute.
• 11 reserve.
• 12 microwave casserole 3 minutes.
• 13 stir; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture; microwave 2 minutes more.
• 14 cover and let stand 3 minutes.