Ham-cheese-rice Bake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 -6 tablespoons butter
• 1 small yellow onion, minced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup diced cooked ham
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 3 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 heat 3 tbsp butter in skillet and saute onion 5 minutes, stirring often.
• 2 blend in next 4 ingredients (flour through worcestershire); you may need to add another 1 tbsp butter if too much has cooked away.
• 3 add milk gradually and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
• 4 add 1 cup cheese and stir until melted and well blended.
• 5 stir in ham and peas.
• 6 spread 2 cups rice in the bottom of a shallow baking dish, pour half the ham-peas-sauce mixture over the rice and top with 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• 7 repeat step 6.
• 8 sprinkle with crumbs and dot with remaining 2 tbsp butter.
• 9 bake at 400f until lightly browned and bubbly, about 20 minutes.