Gratin of creamed spinach & eggs
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Fresh bread crumbs |
| 1 | Onion, sliced | |
| ¼ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 2 | cups | 1% milk |
| ½ | teaspoon | Each salt (approx) & nutmeg |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | pack | (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry |
| ½ | cup | Freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
| 6 | Hard-cooked eggs | |
| 1 | cup | Thin strips ham (optional) |
| 1 | minute. | |
Directions
In large saucepan, melt butter; remove 1 tbsp. and toss with bread crumbs. Set aside.
Add onion to the pan; cook over low heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until softened. Sprinkle with flour; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, salt, nutmeg and pepper; cook, stirring, over medium heat for about 3 minutes or until thickened.
Add spinach and Parmesan cheese; cook for Quarter eggs lengthwise; place, cut side up, in greased 6 cup baking dish. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Arrange ham (if using) over eggs.
Spread spinach mixture evenly over top; sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake in 375øF oven for 20 minutes or until browned. Makes 4 servings.
Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Canadian Living 20th Anniversary Cookbook.