Holiday Ham Leftover Casserole

"This is a Mother/Daughter "creation" for using the leftover spiral ham from Christmas day - just add a green veg or salad to complete the meal. Quick, easy & very good - I'll buy another ham just so I can make it again!!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Peel potatoes & slice very thinly.
  • Pat dry with paper towels & set aside.
  • Melt butter in a small heavy saucepan.
  • Remove from heat & whisk in flour.
  • Gradually whisk in milk & seasonings, return to heat and stir constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add the wine.
  • Set aside.
  • Assemble in layers in the bottom of a lightly greased ovenproof casserole dish- 1/2 of the ham, 1/2 of the potatoes, 1/2 the onions, 1/2 the sauce and 1/2 the cheese.
  • Repeat the layers.
  • Cover & bake in a preheated 350°F oven for an hour.
  • Remove cover & continue baking for another 15 minutes.

Questions & Replies

  1. When do you add the cheese
     
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Reviews

  1. Loved it!!!!.used leftover spiral sliced ham,,,loved the sauce!!!..the wine ,the cheese,,the onions,,delicious!!!!i didn't double sauce as this was the first time I made this and wasn't sure how much sauce it would make.Update,,after cooking awhile I decided to make and add more sauce and I am glad I did,,,double the sauce!!! also be sure potatoes are cut thin,,cooks faster..
     
  2. This is pretty much of a straight forward ham, onion and potato casserole with a bechamel or, if you add the cheese to the sauce instead of layering, a Mornay sauce. To enhance the dish and kick it up a notch, I used unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes, doubled the sauce (using 1 c of chicken stock), added several cloves of garlic passed over a microplane to the sauce, used 1 c fontina cheese (had no montery jack - one could use virtually any cheese) and topped with crumbled Ritz crackers mixed with Pecorino Romano. Delish. I was trying to use up half a ham someone gave me that had been in the freezer. Ham was watery when thawed and I was skeptical, but patted it dry with paper towels. Ham turned out okay, but to be honest the best part was the rest!
     
  3. I made this for dinner and I must say it was delissh. It definitely needs more liquid so I added 1 cup of chicken stock to the sauce upon other recommendations. I am not a big fan of onions so I sauteed them in the butter of the sauce before adding the flour (personal choice). I cooked it in a 9x13 glassbaking dish. Thank You Countrylady for sharing your recipe it is a Keeper! :-)
     
  4. Delicious - I also will double the sauce the next time - I used olive oil instead of butter, 1% milk, 2% milk cheddar to cut down on the fat and it was still great! Reminded me of when I was a kid and I am 67. Good suggestion to cut out the salt - not needed. The Parmesan cheese sounds great - I actually use Romano - a little stronger - thanks - this will be a repeat whenever we have another spiral sliced ham - and I will add a little more ham the next time also - used a mandolin on .75 and the potatoes were good and thin.
     
  5. We had only eaten half a spiral ham and this was a delicious, fresh way to serve the leftovers. I didn't double the sauce and ended up having to quickly make another pan full for the second layer. I used a mild cheddar which was good and added the Parmesan cheese to the top. I also sprinkled garlic powder on each layer and included red pepper flakes in the cream sauce. My husband wished there had been more ham but otherwise loved it too. Excellent recipe -- thanks!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Delicious - I also will double the sauce the next time - I used olive oil instead of butter, 1% milk, 2% milk cheddar to cut down on the fat and it was still great! Reminded me of when I was a kid and I am 67. Good suggestion to cut out the salt - not needed. The Parmesan cheese sounds great - I actually use Romano - a little stronger - thanks - this will be a repeat whenever we have another spiral sliced ham - and I will add a little more ham the next time also - used a mandolin on .75 and the potatoes were good and thin.
     
  2. i substituted apple juice for the wine. i wasn't sure what size pan to cook the recipe in, so i used a 11x7 which i found wasn't big enough because the potatoes didn't cook thoroughly for the time designated. also, the meat should be diced instead of sliced. in addition, i found the cheese stuck to the foil (i even sprayed with Pam) so next time i make it, the last layer of cheese will be added during the final cooking stage which will be increased by 15-30 minutes. overall: easy to prepare, good recipe that my family enjoyed.
     

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