Baked Macaroni

Filed Under Cebu Food-trip Adventures

For Dinner: Best with Fruity Coleslaw, Garlic Bread and Fruits.

Ingredients:

• 1 400-grams pack macaroni

Meat Filling:

• 1/4 cup oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 diced green bell pepper
• 1/2 kilo ground beef
• 1/4 kilo Maya Ham, cubed
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoon catsup
• 2 pieces bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

Bechamel Sauce:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 tbsp Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1 big can evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup

Procedures:
How to prepare/cook:

1. Boil macaroni as directed in the package. Drain the set aside.

• Prepare Meat Filling:

1. In a skillet, heat oil. Saute garlic and onions.
2. Add pepper and cook until tender.
3. Add ground beef and ham and cook until browned.
4. Add tomato sauce, catsup, bay leaves and seasoning.
5. Bring to a boil, lower heat then allow to simmer for a few minutes. If sauce gets too thick, add a little water.
6. Add this mixture to the cooked macaroni. Mix very well the transfer to an ovenproof glass dish. Set aside.

• Prepare Bechamel Sauce:

1. Melt butter then add flour.
2. Stir to remove lumps.
3. Add milk and chicken broth while stirring continously.
4. Add cream of mushroom soup and cook until smooth and thick.
5. Pour evenly over the macaroni in the dish.
6. Top with some grated cheese then bake bake in a preheated 350degreesF oven for 20 - 30 minutes or until top is lightly browned.