Baked Celery With Cheese & Ham
Created by Chocolatll on June 16, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #19596
Ingredients
- 3 cups celery, julienned
- Salt water
- 3 cups chopped ham
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup light cream
- Salt
- 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Step 2: Cover celery with salted water, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
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Step 3: Drain well.
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Step 4: Layer celery, ham and cheese in a well-greased 2-quart casserole.
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Step 5: Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat.
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Step 6: Stir in flour.
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Step 7: Gradually stir in broth and cream.
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Step 8: Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
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Step 9: Add salt and pour mixture over mixture in casserole.
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Step 10: Top with bread crumbs.
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Step 11: Bake until top is browned and mixture is bubbly, 25-30 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- 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