Florentine squash bake

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupAll-purpose flour
teaspoonGround red pepper
2cupsSkim milk
Vegetable cooking spray
½cupChopped onion
3Cloves garlic; minced
2ouncesGrated Gruyere cheese; (1/2 cup)
10ouncesFrozen chopped spinach; (1 package) thawed and squeezed dry
5cupsCooked spaghetti squash
3ouncesChopped prosciutto; (2/3 cup)

Directions

Place flour and red pepper in a bowl. Gradually add milk, blending with a wire whisk until smooth; set aside.

Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat until hot.

Add onion and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add milk mixture, and cook 6 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add cheese and spinach; stir well.

Remove from heat; stir in squash and prosciutto.

Spoon mixture into a 13 x 9-inch casserole coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Yield: 6 servings.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, October 1994, page 135 Posted to EAT-LF Digest by aml@... on Oct 18, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.