Shelly's Recipe

HAM AND POTATO AU GRATIN

Category: Casseroles - Pork

2 eggs, beaten
3 tbsp butter
2 small onion, thinly sliced
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 3/4 cup milk
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
12z cooked ham, cut into strips
1/4 cup dry sherry or milk
1 (24 oz) pkg frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp nutmeg and pepper

In medium bowl beat eggs; set aside. In a large saucepan melt marg.; stir in flour. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir till bubbly; cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir 1 cup of 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 until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach; set aside. Place half of the ham in an ungreased 2 qt. 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 in dish. Repeat layers with remaining ham, potatoes, and sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 oven about 30 minutes Let stand 10 minutes