Baked Celery With Cheese & Ham
"Adapted from the Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery."
Original is 6 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (254.1 g)
- Calories 409.8
- Total Fat - 29 g
- Saturated Fat - 16 g
- Cholesterol - 104.9 mg
- Sodium - 1473.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 1.8 g
- Protein - 25.6 g
- Calcium - 411.7 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Cover celery with salted water, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
Step 3
Drain well.
Step 4
Layer celery, ham and cheese in a well-greased 2-quart casserole.
Step 5
Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat.
Step 6
Stir in flour.
Step 7
Gradually stir in broth and cream.
Step 8
Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
Step 9
Add salt and pour mixture over mixture in casserole.
Step 10
Top with bread crumbs.
Step 11
Bake until top is browned and mixture is bubbly, 25-30 minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.