Smoked ham and loaded vegetable cordon bleu bake

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato, well washed and chopped, skin on (*about 2 cups chopped)
• 1/2 cup fusilli shaped pasta
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 tablespoons flour or corn starch
• 1 1/2 cups milk of choice – almond, cow, rice or soy
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• Pinch of ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Pinch cayenne
• 1 1/2 cups diced smoked ham
• 1 cup chopped cooked chicken (*or turkey)
• 1/3 cup oil packed sundried tomatoes, thinly sliced and patted dry
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds