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    Ham and Potato au Gratin


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    Recipe Introduction


    8 servings
    8points per serving

    List of Ingredients




    3 tablespoons margarine or butter
    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1-3/4 cups milk
    2 beaten eggs
    1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (6 ounces)
    1/4 cup dry sherry or milk or 2 tablespoons of each
    1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    2 small onions, thinly sliced
    2 tablespoons olive oil or cooking oil
    1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
    12 ounces cooked ham, cut into thin bite-size strips
    1 24-ounce package frozen shredded hash brown potato patties (8 patties), thawed
    1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

    Recipe



    In a large saucepan melt margarine or butter; stir in flour. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into beaten eggs; return mixture to saucepan. Stir in cheddar cheese, sherry and/or milk, mustard, nutmeg, and pepper. Set aside.

    In a large skillet cook onion in hot oil about 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in spinach; set aside.

    Place half of the ham in an ungreased 2-quart rectangular baking dish or casserole. Break up hash brown patties and place half atop ham. Spoon half of the cheese sauce atop potatoes. Spoon the spinach mixture atop cheese sauce in dish. Repeat layers with remaining ham, potatoes, and sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

    Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Makes 8 servings.

    8 servings
    8 points per serving


    Nutritional facts per serving
    calories: 369, total fat: 21g, saturated fat: 8g, cholesterol: 95mg, sodium: 862mg, carbohydrate: 24g, fiber: 3g, protein: 22g, vitamin A: 46%, vitamin C: 40%

 

 

 


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