Light Ham and Cheese Casserole

Brooke the Cook in WI's Note:

This is a trimmed down version of recipe 146435 posted by Fauve. It is great to use up leftovers from a ham and mash potato dinner! Season with salt and pepper to taste or whatever seasonings you prefer.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ cups mashed potatoes (aproximately)
• 1 ½ cups ham (cooked and chopped)
• 1⁄3; cup fat-free cottage cheese
• 1 (10 ½ ounce) can Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup crouton , slightly crushed
• ¼ cup skim milk
• ½ cup fat-free cheddar cheese , shredded
• ¼ cup dry breadcrumbs (enough to cover casserole)
• ¼ cup fat-free cheddar cheese , shredded (for topping)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spray 1.75 qt casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Spread mashed potatoes along bottom of the casserole dish.
4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine ham, cottage cheese, mushroom soup, croutons, milk and 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
5. Layer on top of mashed potatoes.
6. Sprinkle top of caseerole with 1/4 cup grated cheese and a slight layer of bread crumbs.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350, or until top is nicely brown.

Reviews

[Nif]

This was a very easy dinner to throw together and we all liked this it! The only thing I would do differently is to add some seasoning. It was nice and rich but still healthy, it just needs a little boost! Made for PRMR tag. Thanks Brooke! :)

[Shuzbud]

This was very popular in my house and there were no leftovers! I made a couple of subs to use up ingredients I already had- hot dogs instead of ham and crushed cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs, both of which worked really well. Next time I'll halve each layer so steps 3 and 5 would be repeated, just to blend the flavours. Thanks for a keeper! Made for Please Review My Recipe.

[weekend cooker]

made it to a tee. It was fantastic. Will make it again