Recipe - Leeks Au Gratin

2 pound Leeks with tops; cut into
1/2" pieces
1 tablespoon Butter margarine blend
spread
1 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Allpurpose flour
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 ds Fresh ground black pepper
2/3 cup Skim milk
One fourth cup Gruyere cheese

TOPPING
2 tablespoon Dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon Margarine; melted

Heat 1" water to boiling in 2quart saucepan. Add leeks. Cover and cook
over medium heat about 5 minutes or until crisptender; drain. Heat oven to
325. Prepare topping. Spray shallow 1quart casserole with nonstick cooking
spray. Heat margarine in 2quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour,
salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until margarine
is absorbed. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling,
stirring constantly. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in leeks. Pour into
prepared casserole. Sprinkle with crumb topping. Bake uncovered about 25
minutes, or until heated through.
Topping: Simply mix together the ingredients until the bread crumbs are
moistened.
Recipe By : Eating Quick and Easy

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #270

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 18:17:29 0600

From: "magick@metronet.com" magick@metronet.com

NOTES : 2 pounds of leeks should be approximately 4 medium leeks. This is
supposed to be a lowfat recipe, and I suppose it would be okay the way it
is written. Being personally unable to follow a recipe exactly, I use
butter, extra cheese, extra pepper and usually make twice the amount of
topping.