Broccoli Ham Hot Dish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs (about 2-1/2 slices)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/2 lbs cooked ham
• cheddar cheese or swiss cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook broccoli according to package directions; drain.
• 2 spoon rice into a 13-inch x 9 inch x 2-inch baking pan.
• 3 place broccoli over rice.
• 4 melt butter in a large skillet.
• 5 sprinkle 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the bread crumbs and set aside.
• 6 in remaining butter, saute onion until soft.
• 7 add flour, salt and pepper, stirring constantly until bubbly.
• 8 stir in milk and continue cooking until sauce thickens and .
• 9 cook and stir for 1 minute; add ham and heat through.
• 10 pour over rice and broccoli.
• 11 sprinkle the crumbs over all.
• 12 bake at 3500 for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• 13 sprinkle with cheese; let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• 14 yield: 8 servings.