Cheesy Ham Rolls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces green beans, canned whole
• 1 lb ham slices, cooked
• 4 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups milk (or half&half)
• 3 -4 cups cheddar cheese (grated)
• salt and pepper
• paprika
• onion powder (optional)
• garlic powder (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain green beans well. (i've used reg.cut & french style beans successfully, too).
• 2 take each ham slice and place approximately 2 ozs.of green beans toward one end of ham.
• 3 sprinkle the beans lightly with salt and black pepper.
• 4 optional: sprinkle beans lightly with onion and/or garlic powders if you like extra flavor. original recipe didn't call for extra seasoning.
• 5 roll up the ham slice where the green beans are tucked in with a 1 inch overlap of ham.
• 6 i run a toothpick through the middle width to hold intact & for easier transportation to plate.
• 7 arrange ham rolls in an 8x8 or 9x9 casserole dish.
• 8 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 9 in a medium pot, melt butter on medium-high.
• 10 add flour one tablespoon at a time, stir constantly for 2-3 minutes to remove pasty taste.
• 11 add one cup of milk at a time to form the sauce, dissolving the flour mixture well. continue cooking, stirring frequently until the sauce begins to thicken somewhat, about 3-4 minutes. turn heat down to medium low.
• 12 slowly add cheese 1 cup at at time and stir until melted. add salt and pepper to taste. (i usually add 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper). optional: leftover green beans can be added to the cheese sauce at this time.
• 13 slowly pour the cheese sauce over the ham rolls and lightly sprinkle top of rolls with paprika for color.
• 14 bake for 20-30 minutes until bubbly and slightly browned on top.
• 15 serve over rice, spooning extra cheese sauce over ham and rice. enjoy!