Hot Macaroni Salad

I made this dish for dinner tonight to go with prok chops. I made mine a bit spicy but you can alter the flavoring any way you like it. This can be a side dish or a meal in itself.

2 cup whole wheat macaroni noodles
2 cups peas
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 ranch dressing
1 Tbsp mustard
2 cups grated cheese
1 Tbsp garlic seasoning
1 Tbsp Cajun or Taco seasoning
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup cornmeal

Cook macaroni. Just before you are about to drain the macaroni pour in the peas. Don't actually cook the peas this is just so they don't go into the mixture frozen. Drain your peas and macaroni. In a casserole dish mix the mayo, ranch dressing, mustard, grated cheese, and seasonings. Add the macaroni and peas and stir to combine. Preheat oven to 350F. In a seperate bowl mix the bread crumbs and cornmeal then sprinkle over the macaroni salad. Bake for about 15 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown.

You can make everything but the bread crumb topping in advance and keep in fridge until ready to bake. By the time the breadcrumbs are crispy, golden brown the macaroni will be heated through.

To change the flavoring you can use any of the different flavor of ranch dressing or change up the seasoning blends. You can add any dip mix as a flavoring as well. I didn't give a specific cheese because you can use any cheese you like really. Cheddar, 1/2 cheddar 1/2 mozarella, jack cheese, Jalapeno cheese, etc. If you like it really cheesy feel free to add more cheese.