Ham and turkey hash with peppery corn muffins

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Shedd's spread country
Crock
3 tablespoons Flour
2 cups Milk, 1% lowfat
⅓ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded --
Firmly packed
½ teaspoon Hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 pounds Sweet potatoes -- peel, cut
In 1/2\" ch
8 ounces Ham -- cut in 1/2\" chunks
8 ounces Smoked turkey breasts -- cut
In 1/2\" chunks
1 large Red bell pepper -- cut in 1\"
Chunks
2 mediums Apples -- peel, cut in 1/2\"
Ch
1 bunch Scallions -- thinly sliced
PEPPERY CORN MUFFINS
Mazola no-stick cooking
Spray
1 cup Yellow cornmeal
1 cup Flour
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Milk, 1% lowfat
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1 large Egg
1 large Egg white
2 tablespoons Fresh ground black pepper --
Coarsely ground

Directions

1. In small saucepan over medium heat, melt margarine; stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minutes. Add milk; bring to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; simmer about 2 minutes until thickened, stirring frequently.

Remove from heat; stir in cheese and red pepper sauce until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Set sauce aside, covered.

2. In 10" ovenproof skillet over medium heat, heat oil; add sweet potatoes; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until well browned and almost tender. Meanwhile, heat broiler.

3. To skillet add ham, turkey and red bell pepper; cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until meat is very lightly browned. Gently stir in apples and scallions; cook 2 to 3 minutes until apples are tender but still crisp.

4. Spoon reserved cheese sauce over hash in skillet; broil, about 4" from heat source, 3 to 4 minutes until sauce is lightly browned.

5. Serve accompanied by Pepper Corn Muffins.

PEPPER CORN MUFFINS: Heat oven to 425F, spray 10 2½" muffin-pan cups with no-stick cooking spray. Prepare batter, spoon into prepared muffin-pan cups, filling each ¾ full. Sprinkle batter in cups lightly with coarsely ground black pepper; bake 10 to 12 minutes until browned and wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.

Recipe By : Redbook - April 1995

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