Combine ham, rice, onion, soup, milk, salt and pepper, mixing well. Pour half of mixture into a buttered 1-1/2 quart casserole. Place asparagus in one layer over mixture. Pour remaining mixture over asparagus. Sprinkle top with grated cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for 30 minutes. NOTES : I used 1 pound of frozen asparagus just as a personal preference. Also four of us polished this off with no problems at all. So if you are planning on serving 6 .I hope they are light eaters. NOTES : Recipe By : Willow Valley. Posted in Kitmailbx by catherine Recipe by: catherine Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Mega-bytes" on Apr 3, 1998