Ham and Potatoes Casserole – Recipe

Do you still have some of that Easter Ham hanging around in your fridge, and you’re getting tired of eating ham sandwiches, or omelets?   I have a great recipe for you to create a delish casserole, and use up your ham.

Simple, tasty, and different, describes this dish very well.

Easy family dinner, in a matter of minutes.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked ham, sliced  (see tip below)
• 3 medium potatoes, cooked and sliced  (see tip below)
• 2 medium dill pickles, sliced to medalions
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 3 Tbs. butter
• 2 Tbs. all purpose flour
• 1 ½ cup consommé (I made mine out of a bouillon and warm water)
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce (I use Reduced Sodium)
• 4 drops Tabasco Pepper Sauce
• ½ tsp Black Pepper
• 1 ½ cups Sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Directions:

1. Arrange the ham on the bottom of a casserole dish.
2. Layer the sliced potatoes on top of the ham.
3. Scatter sliced pickles over the potatoes.
4. Sprinkle the onions on top of the pickles.
5. Sprinkle the chopped garlic over the top.
6. Melt butter in the sauce pan, add flour, and sauté for 1 minute, stirring often to prevent browning.
7. Add consommé to the flour mixture, and incorporate to a smooth paste.
8. Mix in Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco Pepper Sauce, and Black Pepper.
9. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
10. Temper the sour cream, by adding a little bit of the hot mixture into it and mixing it well.
11. Add sour cream to the sauce and incorporate it well into it, so it is smooth. Do not boil.
12. Pour sauce over the top of the casserole.
13. Sprinkle with Cheddar Cheese.
14. Bake uncovered, in a preheated oven, at 350° for 30 minutes.

Tip: My aunt sometimes would add 2 tsp of  horseradish instead of the Worcestershire Sauce, and sometimes use

1 cup of her leftover kobasie in addition to the 2 cups of leftover ham, plus leftover

mashed potatoes, instead of cooking and slicing new ones.  I personally do not care for the mashed potatoes,

since it makes the casserole kind of mushy.

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Tagged with: Casserole, Cheddar cheese, Easy Ham Casserole, Ham, Leftover ham, Onions, pickles, Potatoes

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