Recipe - Ham And Cheese Fusilli Casserole

1 pound Fusilli pasta; cooked
according to package
directions
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine
2/3 cup Chopped onion
3 tablespoon Flour
3 cup Milk
2 cup (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar
cheese
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon Ground red pepper
1 cn (14 oz.) tomatoes; cut up
8 ounce Sliced baked ham; cut into
1/4inchthick strips
1 cup Frozen peas

CRUMB TOPPING
1/3 cup Plain dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon Freshly grated Parmesan
cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Grease a 3quart casserole; set aside.

2. Melt butter in medium saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Add onion and cook
until softened, 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Slowly pour
milk into saucepan, stirring constantly. Bring to boil, reduce heat and
simmer until thickened, 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in cheese,
mustard, salt and peppers. Toss cheese sauce with pasta, tomatoes, ham and
peas. Pour into ovenproof casserole.

3. Make Crumb Topping: Combine all ingredients and sprinkle over casserole.
Bake 15 minutes, until golden.

Makes 8 servings.

The cure for a hard day, this dish offers the comfort of baked macaroni 'n'
cheese.

PER SERVING Calories 530 Total Fat 20.5 g Saturated Fat 11 g Cholesterol 68
mg Sodium 976 mg Carbohydrates 59 g Protein 26 g Calcium 367 mg Fiber 3 g

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Degree of difficulty: Easy

MasterCook formatted by Joyce M. Bennis (Joyce_B@msn.com)

Recipe by: LHJ ONLINE http://www.lhj.com

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Joyce Bennis" Joyce_B@email.msn.com on May
10, 1998