Recipe Name Scalloped Root Vegetables with Ham Submitted by robinla Recipe Description Super easy crockpot recipe with lots of root vegetables. Pair with a salad and it is all you need for a great, filling meal. Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 30 Cook Time (minutes) 360 Ready In (minutes) 390

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 3 small (1-3/4" to 2-1/2" dia.) potatoes, Yukon Gold, thinly sliced 1 sweetpotato, 5" long Sweet Potatoes (1 kg) thinly sliced 2 medium Turnips, thin sliced 3 small (5-1/2" long) Carrots, sliced into thin coins 1 1/2 cups, slices Parsnips, thin sliced (3 parsnips) 3 stalks small (5" long) celery, sliced 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) Sweet Onion, sliced into crescents 3 cloves garlic minced 1/4 cup cream, half and half 1 1/4 cups chicken broth or stock 1 cup milk, 1% with added vitamin A 4 1/2 teaspoons Cornstarch 2 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2/3 teaspoon thyme, dried 1 cup, shredded shredded cheddar cheese Fat free 3/4 cup, shredded shredded cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups cooked ham (diced) Steps Sequence Step 2 Using food processer fitted with 1/2-incl slicing disk, slice all vegetables. 3 Microwave sliced vegetables and 2 T 1/2 3 Stir occassionally until vegetables are almost tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in ham. 4 In large bowl, microwave milk, broth, cornstarch, margarine, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme, stirring occassionally, until thickened, 1-3 minutes. 5 Slowly whisk in Fat Free Cheddar Cheese until evenly melted. 6 Spread 1/4 of the sauce in prepared slow cooker. 7 Arrange half the vegetable mixture in the slow cooker and top with 1/2 the remaining sauce. Sprinkle 1T of flour. 8 Arrange the remaining vegetables in the slow cooker and press gently to compress layers. Spread remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle with 1T flour. 9 Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 5-6 hours on LOW or 3-4 hours on HIGH. 10 Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and let sit until cheese is melted and casserole is cooked slightly, about 20 minutes; serve. 11 If you like a drier scalloped vegetable, portion a small amount in an oven-proof dish and bake at 300 degree F for 15 minutes prior to serving.