Macaroni au gratin recipe+ pics

It only took 3 months but here it is! lol

There are many other ways to make good macaroni but this is my mom's favorite way of making it and the only way I know how. It's with a bechamel sauce. Enjoy!

Some ingredients

2 boxes of rigatoni pasta

2 onions

1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 package of ham/turkey/ whatever

2 packages of grated cheese. I used mozarella and a mix of Italian 4 cheeses. (btw my mom always say the best cheese to use is called "tete de boeuf" so if you can find that, use that!

1/4 cup flour

cilantro

3 cans of evaporated milk

2 Tbsp butter

Step 1: Boil pasta al dente. I always let the water boil with 2 garlic cloves before i put the pasta

Take out pasta and add a little butter. Put aside

 Step 2: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
 In different pot, sautee chopped onions in a small amount of butter

 Step 3: Add flour gradually and stir with a wooden spoon at the same time
Step 4: Add canned milk, cilantro, slices of green and red pepper, and 2 maggi cubes (you can ommit the maggi but it really gives it flavor) and optional scotch bonnet pepper

Step5: Stir mixture on medium heat until it starts thickening up ~ 10 minutes

Step 6: Set bechamel aside and add the rest of the chopped onions, along with the peppers and ham to the pasta

Step 7: Add cheeses and stir

 Step 8: Now add the bechamel sauce to the pasta.

Step 9:  Stir with wooden spoon and taste for flavor :) Add extra cheese if needed

Step 10:  Grease pan with butter and put the macaroni in oven. Bake until golden ~ about an hour

Check periodically... it might take longer

and Voila!

Always turns out good for me.  I ate mine with oven baked wings and pikilz with some good passion fruit juice. Ahhh happiness

my plate

yum!

P.S someone please let me know if these instructions are clear enough. I'll clarify if needed. Thanks!