Ham and cheese grits casserole

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3½ cup Nonfat milk
1 teaspoon Salt
1¼ cup Quick-cooking grits
4 ounces Cooked ham; diced (3/4 cup)
3 ounces Low-fat Monterey Jack cheese shredded; (3/4 cup)
2 tablespoons Grated Parmesan cheese
1 Pickled jalapeno chile; minced
2 larges Eggs
3 larges Egg whites

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease shallow 2-quart casserole. In heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat 1½ cups milk, 2 ¼ cups water, and salt to boiling over medium-high heat. Gradually stir in grits, beating constantly with wire whisk. Cover and simmer over low heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat; stir in ham, cheeses, and jalapeno.

2. In large bowl, with whisk, beat eggs, egg whites, and 2 cups milk.

Gradually add grits to egg mixture (mixture will be lumpy).

3. Pour mixture into casserole. Bake, uncovered, 45 to 50 minutes, until top is set and edges are lightly golden. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.

Makes 6 main-dish servings. Each serving: About 300 calories, 19 g protein, 34 g carbohydrate, 9 g total fat (5 g saturated), 98 mg cholesterol, 870 mg sodium. * Scanned, Typed or Downloaded and Busted by Marcia Fasy Recipe by: Good Housekeeping 3/98 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Feb 23, 1998

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