Ham Casserole

cuisinebymae's Note:

I think this originally came from "Best of Bridge". It is a great way to use leftover ham.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup potato , cooked and cubed
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon pepper
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• ½ cup shredded swiss cheese
• 2 cups cubed cooked ham
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cook onion in butter.
3. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper.
4. Add milk slowly, stirring continuously, cook until thick.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Add cheese and stir until it melts and is well blended.
7. Add ham and potatoes and mix together.
8. Pour into a casserole dish, sprinkle with crumbs.
9. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Aunt Dawn]

Excellent! We all love scalloped potatoes and ham in our house. This dish is better than plan old scalloped potatoes. My son hates swiss cheese but just loved it in this recipe. I doubled the recipe and I'm glad I did. There's not alot of it left over. :-)

[ForeverMama]

Like other reviewers I used leftover ham (Smithfield, spiral) and doubled the recipe. Instead of salt I added couple of ham bouillion (Knorr brand) which gave it a nice "hammy" taste, next time I will only use 1 cube of bouillion due to the saltiness. I didn't have Swiss cheese, therefore used shredded cheddar and velveeta to impart creaminess; used a bit more cheese than the recipe called for. Thought the amount of flour was too much as it would produce a too thick a sauce, so I added a bit more than 1/2 the amount. Instead of bread crumbs, I used crushed Ritz crackers. It all came out perfect and delightfully delicious. We all had seconds and I will place this recipe in my "keeper" file. This would make a great pot luck dish!

[mommyoffour]

Dd made this for us on a football practice night. It tasted wonderful with the swiss cheese. We doubled the amount and just had a little bit leftover. We served this with green beans and homemade bread. Thank you for sharing.