Gratin Of Noodles And Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter 
• 1 tablespoon cooking sherry dry
• 1 cup less-sodium chicken broth fat-free
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1 cup milk 1% low-fat
• 2 cups mushrooms thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup onion chopped
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 cup bell pepper diced red
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 ounce bread white
• 3 cups wide noodles hot cooked

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
3. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add mushrooms and next 3 ingredients; cook 6 minutes or until tender.
5. Add milk mixture, and cook 6 minutes or until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.
6. Add Parmesan cheese and sherry; stir well.
7. Remove from heat; add noodles, and stir gently.
8. Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form to measure 1/3 cup. Spoon mixture into a 10-inch gratin dish; sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
9. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.
10. Let stand 10 minutes.