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    Ham + Potato au Gratin


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    Ham + Potato au Gratin

    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

    1. 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.

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

    3. 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.

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

    Calories: 329 , total fat: 8g , saturated fat: 8g , cholesterol: 95mg ,
    sodium: 862mg ,
    carbohydrate: 4g , fiber: 3g , protein: 22g , vitamin A: 46% , vitamin C:
    40%
    Weight Watcher Points - 7 Points

 

 

 


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