Hamming It Up Noodle 'n Cabbage casserole

Wonderful way to use up left over ham! This is best if you make it one day and heat it up the next

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 medium cabbage, shredded into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 8  ounces  egg noodles, cooked until just tender,drained and rinsed in cold water
• 3  cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3  cups ham, diced (1/2")
• 3  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed

Directions

1. Preheat oven tp 350F degrees.
2. In a saucepan warm the milk until it just starts to bubble around the edge of the pan.
3. remove from heat (watch your milk that it doesn't scorch on the bottom).
4. In a skillet, melt butter, saute the cabbage until tender, about 5 minutes.
5. Butter a 3 quart oven proof dish, in even layers add 1/2 of the cooked noodles, then 1/2 of the cabbage then add the ham.
6. Top with remaning cabbage and then the noodles.
7. In a bowl beat the scalded milk with the eggs and caraway seeds.
8. Pour over the cabbage/noodles.
9. Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until a knife comes out clean when inserted.
10. Serve.