Asparagus Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans cut asparagus spears, reserving 2 tbs liquid
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup grated very mild cheddar cheese (etc.) or 1 cup monterey jack cheese (etc.)
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/4 cup finely crumbled saltines or 1/4 cup hi-ho cracker

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees.
• 2 melt 2 tbs butter in microwave-proof bowl, then stir in flour till smooth.
• 3 add 2 tbs liquid from canned asparagus to flour mixure; stir well.
• 4 stir in sour cream, grated cheese, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
• 5 thoroughly drain one can asparagus and arrange in bottom of ungreased 9"x2" square casserole.
• 6 cover evenly with half the sour cream mixture.
• 7 thoroughly drain second can asparagus and layer.
• 8 top with remaining sour cream mixture.
• 9 melt 3 tbs butter and mix with cracker crumbs; spread evenly.
• 10 bake uncovered 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.