Swiss Ham Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pastry for a 9-inch single pie crust
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 ounces shredded swiss cheese
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup diced ham

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). press pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
• melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir cornstarch, nutmeg, garlic salt, and black pepper into melted butter until cornstarch dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. pour milk into cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• stir swiss cheese into milk mixture; cook and stir until melted and cheese sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.
• whisk 1 to 2 tablespoons cheese sauce and eggs together in a bowl until eggs are warmed; pour into cheese sauce and whisk until incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. stir ham into cheese sauce; pour into pie shell.
• bake in the preheated oven until pie is set in the middle, 30 to 35 minutes. let cool slightly before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.