Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 2 cups cornflakes crushed
• 3 oz cream cheese softened
• 12 oz evaporated milk canned
• 3 tablespoons flour 
• 8 oz gouda cheese smoked shredded
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper red divided
• 1 cup milk 
• 1 pound soup noodles uncooked
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 8 oz ham smoked cooked chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Prepare cellentani pasta according to package directions.
3. Transfer hot pasta to a large bowl.
4. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour until smooth; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and evaporated milk; cook, whisking constantly, 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
5. Whisk in Gouda, cream cheese, salt, and 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper until smooth.
6. Remove from heat, and stir in chopped ham.
7. Combine pasta and Gouda cheese mixture, and pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Stir together 2 cups crushed cereal, 2 Tbsp. melted butter, and remaining 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper; sprinkle over pasta mixture.
8. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
9. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
10. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Barilla Cellentani Pasta.