Super easy macaroni salad

Ingredients

2 cups macaroni (I use whatever is in my cupboard)

1/2 cup cubed cheese (I prefer cheddar or co-jack)
1/2 cup cubed ham
1/2 cup Miracle Whip (can sub mayo your choice)
1 tablespoon mustard

Directions:

1 Cook,drain and rinse macaroni and put in fridge while you dice up cheese and ham.
2 Mix together cold macaroni, cheese, and ham in a bowl.
3 In a separate bowl mix miracle whip and mustard. (If it is too tangy my mom would put a little sugar in it about a tsp.).
4 Mix it all together and chill or serve immediately.

Pasta Salad

Ingredients
3 cups uncooked penne pasta
1 large egg
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
4 ounces cream cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese
¾ cup (3 ounces) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons butter
12 saltine crackers, crumbled

Instructions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain.
2. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch or 8-cup casserole dish.
3. Combine egg, garlic and milk and mix well. Place pasta in a large casserole dish. Add milk mixture and remaining ingredients, except butter and crackers. Mix well with a spoon. Combine butter and crackers. Sprinkle over pasta. Bake 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Serves 8.