Hearty Ham Casserole

Hearty Ham Casserole

Ingredients
3 cups cooked ham, cubed
2 (15.25 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained
4-6 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
6 Tablespoons butter
1/3 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2-2/3 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 package egg noodles

Preparation:
Combine ham, and corn; set aside. In a saucepan saute onion in butter for 2 minutes, stir in flour until blended well. Gradually add milk, pepper, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and pour over the ham mixture. Stir to mix well. Cool somewhat before pouring into freezer bag. Include bag of egg noodles on swap day.

Serving Day:
Thaw. Cook egg noodles for approximately half of the cooking time listed on package directions. Add as many cooked egg noodles to the packaged ham mixture as you like. (The rest of the noodles can be served to those kiddos who like plain noodles!) Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until hot, bubbly, and noodles are done to your liking. Season as desired.

Note that you can also serve this as a sauce over cooked noodles if you want to omit the baking.