Ingredients
2 cup cubed, fully cooked ham
8 medium potatoes, peeled & thinly sliced (6, -cups)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cup milk
3 tbsp fine dry bread crumbs
1 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
2 tbsp finely snipped parsley
Directions
Place half the ham in a 2-qt casserole. Cover with half the potatoes
and half the onion. Sift half the flour over; season with salt and
pepper. Repeat layering ham, potatoes and onion. Season with
additional salt and pepper. Sift remaining flour atop. Pour milk over
all. Bake covered at 350 till potatoes are nearly tender, 1 to 1 1/4
hours. Uncover. Combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle atop
casserole. Top with parsley. Bake 15 minutes longer.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Pork; Vegetable
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