Baked Celery With Cheese And Ham Food

BAKED CELERY WITH CHEESE AND HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cover celery with salted water, bring to a boil, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Layer celery, ham and cheese in a well-greased 2-quart casserole.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat.
• Stir in flour.
• Gradually stir in broth and cream.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick.
• Add salt and pour mixture over mixture in casserole.
• Top with bread crumbs.
• Bake until top is browned and mixture is bubbly, 25-30 minutes.

SWISS CHEESE, HAM AND ASPARAGUS BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Add hot water to stuffing mix; stir just until moistened. Let stand 5 min.
• Combine ham, asparagus, soup and milk in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with cheese. Cover with stuffing.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.

CHEESY LEEKS & HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Cook the leeks in a pan of boiling salted water for 4-5 mins or until just tender. Drain and cool under a cold tap to stop them from cooking any further, then drain again well and pat dry on kitchen paper.
• Wrap each leek in a slice of ham, then arrange, side-by-side, in a large baking dish. Mix the cheddar in a bowl with the Dijon mustard and crème fraîche, until well combined. Season to taste. Spread over the leeks, then bake for 15-20 mins until bubbling and golden brown. Serve at once with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the juices.

HAM & CHEESE ZITI

Steps:

• Prepare ziti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add the cheeses, garlic powder and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted., Drain ziti; add to sauce mixture. Stir in ham and spinach. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

CELERY, HAM AND CHEESE TOASTS

Steps:

• Position a rack 6 inches from the broiler and preheat to high. Toast the bread to a light golden-brown. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, cheese and ham; season with pepper.
• Trim off the tops and bottoms of 8 outer stalks of celery. Peel the stalks. Cut the stalks crosswise into 3 equal pieces (just about the length of the bread). Halve each piece lengthwise, if necessary, so each celery piece is about 1/2-inch wide. Tear a few of the light green leaves from the heart and reserve. Add the celery pieces to the boiling water and cook until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
• Put the toasts on a baking sheet. Divide the celery among the toasts. Dollop the mayonnaise mixture on top and spread gently to cover most of the celery (the sandwiches look pretty with a bit of green showing at the edges). Broil until the cheese is brown and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Transfer the toasts to plates, garnish with the reserved celery leaves and serve.

BAKED CELERY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Separate celery into stalks, remove leaves (save for soup) and trim, wash well and cut into pieces about 3/4-inch thick.
• Place celery in an ungreased casserole dish.
• Dice bacon; add bacon and sliced onion to casserole, atop the celery.
• Sprinkle all with fresh parsley.
• Combine stock and water (or just use all stock) and pour over dish; don't stir.
• Dot casserole with small bits of butter.
• Cover dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until celery is cooked but not mushy.

HAM AND CHEESE CREPES

Steps:

• Add flour, milk, eggs, and melted butter to a blender and process until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Set batter aside for at least 20 minutes.
• Heat 1 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, until they start to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Coat a crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat with about 1 teaspoon of the melted butter. Ladle about 1/4 cup batter into the pan, swirling the pan to thinly coat the entire bottom. Cook until small brown spots appear on the bottom of the crepe, about 2 minutes.
• Loosen crepe carefully from the pan using a spatula and gently flip to brown the other side, 1 to 2 minutes more. Slide crepe onto a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, buttering the pan as needed and stacking crepes between pieces of parchment or waxed paper.
• Assemble crepes, one at a time, in the still-warm pan; spread some mustard over one half, cover mustard with some ham slices, and top with Gruyere cheese. Fold the other side over the filling, pressing down slightly, and heat briefly just until the cheese starts to melt. Fold crepe in half again. Each finished crepe should end up about 1/4 the size of the original.

CREAMY CELERY ROOT SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, melt butter. Add leeks, celery and salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, quarter celery root and thickly peel, using a knife. Cut into 1-inch dice. Add celery root, potato, 6 cups water, ham bone and herb bundle to pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until potato is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Discard herb bundle. Remove ham bone, remove meat from bone, chop meat and return meat to soup. Using an immersion blender, purée soup. Add cream, if desired, and heat. Taste and add salt if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and season with white pepper. Garnish with herbs, and serve.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente; drain and reserve. Meanwhile, in a 5-quart heavy pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in flour to coat onion. In a slow steady stream, whisk in milk until there are no lumps.
• Cook, whisking often, until mixture is thick and bubbly and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cayenne, if using, and 1 cup each yellow and white cheddar cheese. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Toss pasta with cheese mixture; fold in ham. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or individual dishes. Set aside.
• In a food processor, pulse bread until large crumbs form. Toss together with remaining 1/4 cup each white and yellow cheddar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Top pasta with breadcrumb mixture. Bake until top is golden, about 30 minutes.