Cubano Mac & Cheese

We just had this freezer meal for dinner tonight. So yummy!

Cubano Mac & Cheese

1 lb. elbow pasta
salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
1 c. chicken stock
2 c. milk
1/4 c. mustard
3 c. swiss cheese, shredded (plus a little more for top)
1/2 c. pickles, chopped
1 lb. thinly sliced ham, chopped
a little parsley

Cook pasta just shy al dente. While pasta is cooking, heat in skillet butter. When butter melts, add flour and cook one minute. Whisk in stock, milk, and mustard and bring to boil. Stir in cheese in figure eight motion, saving some for the top (like 1/2 a cup). Fold in pickles and ham and season with salt and pepper. When pasta is done, drain and combine with sauce. Transfer to pan and sprinkle with cheese on top. Cook in oven on 400 F for 5 minutes.
FREEZING: Pull out of freezer and bake on 350 for 1 hour and enjoy! (This also makes 2 8x8 tin foil pans for me)