Spring Fling Hot Dish

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups cooked ham, 1/4-inch diced
• 12 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked al dente and drained
• 1 1/2 cups diced celery
• 3/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 4 ounces diced pimentos, drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease a 9x13" pan and set aside.
• 2 in a medium non-stick skillet, saute celery and onion over medium heat until translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine pimentos, salt, soup, milk, mayo, cheese, and eggs. add celery/onion mix and pasta, then meat. toss all very well in bowl until ingredients are well-distributed through pasta. (i usually end up using my hands--much easier.).
• 4 pour pasta into baking pan. combine bread crumbs with melted butter, then sprinkle over the top of dish.
• 5 bake for 50 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
• 6 ***can substitute chicken and cream of chicken soup for the ham and mushroom soup.