One of My Favorite Meals

Most nights, I actually enjoy cooking. I like trying new recipes and experimenting with all different types of foods. But this is still one of my favorite recipes. In fact, I even included it in the church cookbook because I like it so much.
I often serve this as a side dish, especially with hamburgers and hotdogs. When I want to serve it as a main dish like tonight, I usually add chunks of diced ham.

The first step is to boil the noodles. The recipe calls for 1.5 cups of macaroni, but I prefer to use 2 cups, when I actually measure, that is. I do sometimes use macaroni noodles, but I have also used shells, penne, and tonight, wheels.

While the noodles are cooking, make the cheese sauce.

Then combine the noodles, cheese sauce, and ham if using in a greased casserole dish. I used to always use a square pan, but lately I have been using my oval corningware. Double the recipe for a 9X13 pan.
Then bake for 35-40 minutes.
I like to serve it with broccoli, rolls, and fruit salad.
Yumm!