White Asparagus in White Sauce Recipe

A great tasting asparagus recipe. This goes quite well as a sidedish for a chicken breast recipe.

• Meal Type: Sidedish
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 29 oz White asparagus; (2 cans)
• 2 tb Unbleached flour
• 1/2 c Milk
• 1/8 ts Nutmeg; freshly grated
• 2 tb Margarine
• 1/2 c asparagus liquid
• 4 oz Ham;cut into julienne strips
• 1/4 ts Salt

Directions

1. Drain asparagus spears, reserving 1/2 cup of the liquid
2. Heat margarine in a saucepan
3. Add flour; blend
4. Gradually pour in asparagus liquid and milk
5. Stir constantly over low heat until sauce thickens and bubbles
6. Add cooked ham and seasonings
7. Gently stir in asparagus spears; heat through but do NOT boil
8. Serve in preheated serving dish.