MAC BOWTIE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Saute garlic 30 seconds. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour in milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Stir in mustard and Colby. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and stir in pasta and ham.
• Pour into a 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until bubbly and golden.

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil and while you are getting the sauce ready, cook bowtie pasta as directed until they are firm and not mushy. Chop the garlic, onion, peppers and basil. In a large pan heat the oil and then add the garlic and onions. Cook for about a minute and then add the peppers. Sprinkle with the crushed red pepper (we wanted it to be hot, so we added a lot!) fresh ground pepper and salt. Cook until the peppers are soft, but not mushy. Chop up all the tomatoes and put the juice and pieces in a bowl. We used a mini chopper to do this because we wanted the tomatoes to be well chopped and wanted a lot of juice. Add the tomatoes to the pan and bring to a boil for a few minutes uncovered. Add in basil, lower heat and let it cook for another few minutes stirring almost constantly. Stir in a few pinches of sugar. The amount will really depend on how flavorful, or not flavorful your tomatoes are. Add in the pasta, stir and remove from heat. Cover and let sit about 5-10 minutes. Stirring at least once. We served it with a chardonnay because we wanted something light that wouldn't take away from the taste of the veggies and sauce. Once on the plate, put some fresh cracked pepper over the pasta and for your non-vegan friends some grated parmesan cheese.