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Turkey and jack cheese casserole




Source of Recipe


Linda Leone 1997


Recipe Introduction


Here is another way to use the holiday leftovers


List of Ingredients




3 C shell macaroni
2 C cooked broccoli
3 tblsp butter
3 tblsp flour
1 tsp salt (to taste)
2 tsp grainy mustard (Inglehoffer)
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 C milk
1 C pepper jack cheese, Grated
2 C cooked turkey, cubed
1/3 C shelled pumpkin seeds
1 can of black olives

Recipe



Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water. Meanwhile make the sauce, Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium high heat, and when it just begins to bubble, add the flour. Stir constantly with a whisk until the flour bubbles and turns white. Whisk in the milk, stirring constantly. As soon as the flour is incorporated into the milk, reduce the heat to medium and add the grated cheese, mustard, salt and pepper. stir until the sauce thickens to a medium thick sauce
Drain the noodles well. Place them in a casserole dish with the broccoli, turkey, pumpkin seeds and olives. mix to combine. Pour the sauce over the casserole ingredients and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes
The casserole can be varied by using any cheese of your choice (Swiss worked well) and chopped almonds or other nuts or seeds.