Ham And Cheese Souffle

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 16 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese
• 2 cups finely diced cooked ham
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 dozen beaten egg
• 16 ounces cottage cheese (i use small curd 4% butterfat kind)
• salt and pepper
• 6 sliced cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and place half of it in 9x13 pan.
• 2 sift dry ingredient together.
• 3 alternately add dry ingredients, ham, and cheeses to eggs in bowl.
• 4 if preparing night before, refrigerate at this point.
• 5 stir in remaining butter, and place mixture in pan.
• 6 bake at 400 f for 15 minutes; then at 325 f for 15 more minutes- (baking time is for room temperature ingredients and pan- if they are cold, let them come to room temperature before baking or you will need to increase the baking time considerably).
• 7 it is done with a kife inserted in center comes out clean.