Light Ham and Cheese Casserole

Submitted by Brooke the Cook in

"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."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed potatoes (aproximately)
• 1 1⁄2 cups ham (cooked and chopped)
• 1⁄3 cup fat-free cottage cheese
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup crouton, slightly crushed
• 1⁄4 cup skim milk
• 1⁄2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup dry breadcrumbs (enough to cover casserole)
• 1⁄4 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_H]

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

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

I made a few changes to this recipe, I added in 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 small onion and some cayenne to the soup mixture and went the full-fat option, this is a great recipe to use up leftover mashed potatoes, my family enjoyed this thanks for sharing hon!

 

[2Bleu]

I made this a bit different than suggested. I used baked potatoes and cut them open onto serving dishes. I then pressed the taters with a fork to mash and smeared a dab of warm butter over them with some salt/pepper. I then took the filling ingredients and microwaved them. Then poured that over the potatoes. I omitted the breadcrumbs and just sprinkled more cheese (I used swiss) over top and served it as a fully loaded baked potato. Very filling, this is a great meal by itself.