" Me Own " Colcannon With Ham

Submitted by moonjewell

"**Creamy potato dish with cabbage and ham that's low fat and low calories too!** I love Colcannon....well anything potato actually.... but am watching the weight so I put this together along with some left-over pre cooked old fashioned smoked ham. We love it! Hope you do too. :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 5 medium potatoes
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup skim milk
• 4 tablespoons 4% low-fat cheese
• 1 cup diced ham
• 2 cups chopped cabbage
• salt & pepper
• paprika (if you dare) or cayenne pepper (if you dare)
• cooking spray (I use the olive oil one)

directions

1. Boil potatoes . Partially boil cabbage at the same time as potatoes, in separate pot.
2. Mash potatoes adding milk, cheese, onion, salt and pepper. Mix in a large bowl with ham and half cooked chopped cabbage.
3. If you prefer it not quite so creamy just use 1/4 cup of skim milk.
4. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and lightly line with a few cooked cabbage leaves. Plop in mixture, sprinkle with paprika or cayenne and cover.
5. Warm in 200-250 degree oven for approximately 1 hour or more. If you keep it in longer, keep your eye out that it doesn`t burn or get dry.I`ve had mine in for two hours and it was fine.
6. Just before you`re ready to pop it out of the oven, turn on the broiler, take off the lid and give it a wee bit of browning on top.
7. This can also be done on the stove top fried in some butter or this way with the left-overs -- yumm -- but beware of the added fat and calories!
8. 1 cup = 129 calories and 1.6 grams of fat.