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To make the cheese sauce: Pour the evaporated milk into a bowl.
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Fill the empty can with water and pour that into the bowl as well.
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Mix and set aside.
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Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
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When melted, add the flour and start stirring.
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A whisk is the best utensil to use here.
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When all the flour has been absorbed by the butter, add the milk and water mixture, and keep whisking.
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After about 2 minutes (maybe 3) the sauce will start to thicken.
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Keep whisking, making sure that there aren't any lumps.
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Lumps are not fun to eat.
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When the sauce has thickened, take it off the flame.
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Add the shredded cheese and keep whisking until it's melted completely.
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Add salt and pepper to taste, set aside.
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To make the vegetable sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
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Add the onion and saute until golden.
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Add the garlic, zucchini, corn kernels and red pepper.
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Saute, stirring every minute or so, until the vegetables have softened.
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Putting the whole thing together: Mix the pasta with the sauteed vegetables.
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Add the cheese sauce and mix it all together, so everything is distributed evenly.
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Pour into a greased baking dish large enough to hold everything.
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Don't worry if your dish is too large, this makes for more surface area which makes for a more crunchy top for everyone to fight over.
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Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45-50 minutes.