Baked Vermicelli
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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   4      ounces        vermicelli -- cooked and drained
   4      tablespoons   butter
   4      tablespoons   flour
     1/4  cup           onion -- finely diced
  16      ounces        evoporated skim milk -- (3 small cans)
   4      ounces        colbyjack cheese -- grated
   4      ounces        parmesan cheese -- grated
     1/4  teaspoon      black pepper -- freshly ground
   3      dashes        Tabasco sauce
   1      dash          white pepper
   1      dash          cayenne pepper
   1      dash          ground nutmeg
   2                    eggs -- beaten
     1/3  cup           breadcrumbs -- (1/3 to 1/2)
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375F. Cook vermicelli according to package directions. Drain and place into a baking dish that has been buttered, oiled or sprayed with cooking spray. Melt butter in a sauce pan, and add onions and sauté‚until transparent. Add flour to make a roux and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes. Add the milk and stir until hot. Remove about a cup of the milk and set aside. Add the cheeses to the saucepan and continue stirring untill the cheese has melted. Add the spices. Gradually add the eggs to the cooled reserved milk and beat until the eggs are incorporated. Stirring continuously, add the eggs to the saucepan a little at a time. Continue stirring and cook until the sauce begins to thicken. Pour the cheese sauce over the vermicelli and sprinkle withe the breadcrumbs. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown on top. For a really neat looking dish, do a crust of breadcrumbs by layering the bottom and sides of the baking dish with beaten egg followed by a layer of breadcrumbs. Repeat several times. Then bake and unmold onto a serving plate.