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Ham and Cheese Casserole

A ham and cheese casserole, with kale, bound together with an easy cheese sauce.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c 5 oz diced ham
  • 1 c chopped cooked kale or other greens, packed
  • 1/2 c 3 oz cubed cheddar
  • 2 c cooked brown rice
  • 1 1/2 c milk
  • 2 roux cubes
  • 1 T prepared mustard or to taste

Method
 

  1. Prepare and set out the ham, kale, rice, cheese.
  2. Put the milk into a small heavy saucepan. Add the roux cubes and heat, stirring regularly, until it starts to boil and the sauce thickens. Removed from heat. Stir in the mustard, and the prepared cubed cheese until moderately smooth.
  3. Pour about a quarter of the sauce into the bottom of a 1 quart baking dish. Carefully spread the rice into the sauce so that it covers the bottom of the pan. Layer the ham, and then the kale over the rice, distributing each evenly.
  4. Carefully pour the rest of the sauce over the casserole.
  5. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
  6. Let rest for five minutes before serving.