Baked Ham And Cheese Food

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE PARTY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix together butter, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds, and dried onion. Separate the tops from bottoms of the rolls, and place the bottom pieces into the prepared baking dish. Layer about half the ham onto the rolls. Arrange the Swiss cheese over the ham, and top with remaining ham slices in a layer. Place the tops of the rolls onto the sandwiches. Pour the mustard mixture evenly over the rolls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the rolls are lightly browned and the cheese has melted, about 20 minutes. Slice into individual rolls through the ham and cheese layers to serve.

HAM AND CHEESE SLIDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Slice attached rolls in half widthwise with a serrated knife, keeping rolls connected, into a bottom and top 'slab.' Place bottom slab in the prepared pan.
• Layer about half the ham evenly over the bottom slab of rolls. Layer Swiss cheese evenly on top, and arrange remaining ham over the cheese. Cover with the top slab.
• Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute. Add mustard, poppy seeds, Worcestershire sauce, onion, salt, and pepper. Whisk to combine.
• Pour butter mixture evenly and slowly over the rolls. Spread over the tops using a spatula; some of the mixture will pool at the base of the rolls. Cover with aluminum foil and let stand at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted, about 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until browned as desired, 3 to 5 minutes more. Slice into individual sliders.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Add flour; cook, whisking constantly, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes (do not let color).
• Add milk and nutmeg to saucepan. Whisking constantly, bring to a simmer; continue cooking until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a shallow dish; cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the sauce. Refrigerate at least 10 minutes.
• Place 4 slices of bread on a baking sheet. Spread each slice with sauce, dividing evenly; layer with ham, and sprinkle each with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with remaining bread; sprinkle with remaining cup cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and golden, about 15 minutes. Serve hot, with mustard on the side, if desired.

HAM AND CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the olive oil. Spread the vegetables in the bottom, then top with a layer of the cheeses, then the ham, and then the scallions.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and red pepper flakes in a medium bowl. Pour the mixture over the layers and bake until lightly golden and the egg is set, about 50 minutes Allow the bake to sit for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

BAKED HAM, EGG AND CHEESE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place two 2-foot-long pieces of nonstick aluminum foil next to each other so the long sides are just touching. Pinch the edges together and then fold them over several times to seal and form one large piece of foil. Line a rimmed baking sheet with the foil and set aside.
• Crack the eggs into a large bowl and whisk well. Add the scallions, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons water and whisk to combine.
• Split the whole pack of attached dinner rolls in half horizontally using a serrated knife. Set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the prepared baking sheet and place in the oven to melt, about 3 minutes. Spread the butter all over the foil with a pastry brush and then pour in the egg mixture. Place the attached roll halves cut-side down and side by side on top of the eggs and return to the oven. Bake until the eggs are completely set, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, butter another baking sheet with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Using heatproof mitts, top the rolls with this baking sheet and invert the whole thing. Remove the top baking sheet and peel back the foil. Top half the eggs with the cheese and the other half with the ham. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Using a large metal hamburger spatula, flip the bottom half of the rolls onto the other half, so the rolls are top-side up. Cut or pull the rolls apart. Serve with hot sauce.

HAM AND CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the potatoes, 1/4 cup flour, cheese, and ham with a large rubber spatula until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Rub your hands with a small amount of flour and form the portions into small flat disks about 1/2-inch thick. Use just enough flour to keep the potatoes from sticking to your hands, but do not coat them completely.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Shallow-fry the croquettes, turning once, until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Let the croquettes cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
• Cook's Note: This recipe doubles easily if you have enough leftover potatoes.

TIPSY HAM AND CHEESE

Steps:

• For the beer cheese: In a saucepan, add the cheese, beer, oil, Dijon, Worcestershire and cayenne and heat over medium heat until melted and smooth. Bring to room temperature before serving. Use immediately or refrigerate up to 3 days.
• For the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the flour, baking powder and salt in a food processor. Pulse until combined. Add the cold cubed butter and pulse until the butter is cut into pea-sized bites. Add the buttermilk and pulse until the dough just begins to come together, then turn out onto a floured board. Knead the dough a few times with your hands to bring together, then roll out into a 1-inch-thick disk. Punch out with a 1-inch biscuit cutter and arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake until golden brown on the underside and light golden on top, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer the biscuits to a rack to cool at least 10 minutes.
• For the sandwiches: Carefully split each biscuit through the middle. Fold a piece of ham on the bottom and dollop beer cheese on top. Sprinkle with scallions and sandwich with the top of the biscuit.

LAYERED HAM AND CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Pulse the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter remaining. Add the buttermilk and pulse a few times, until the dough just comes together.
• Turn the dough out onto a work surface that's lightly dusted with flour, then pat into a 7-by-7-inch square that's about 1 inch thick. Scatter half of the ham and 1/4 cup of the Cheddar on half of the dough, then fold the other half of dough over like a book; gently pinch the edges to seal. Pat the dough out again into a 7-by-7-inch square, scatter the remaining ham and 1/4 cup of cheese on top and fold the dough over like a book. Press once more into a 7-by-7-inch square.
• Use a sharp chef's knife to cut the dough into 12 even rectangular pieces. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and brush the tops of each piece with additional buttermilk. Bake until the biscuits are puffed and well browned, 18 to 20 minutes.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Fill a pot with 3 qts of water and bring to a boil; add rice and stir well.
• Cook covered for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is cooked but still firm to the bite.
• Drain and transfer to a mixing bowl. Toss the rice with a bit of butter to prevent grains from sticking together.
• While the rice is cooking, make a bechamel sauce. Heat the milk till you can see steam rising (do not boil). Melt the 4 T butter in a heavy saucepan over medium low heat.
• Add the flour and whisk till smooth. Add the hot milk a few tablespoons at a time at first, whisking till mixture is smooth before adding more milk.
• It will likely be very thick at first, but will become thinner as you whisk in more milk. As it thins, you can mix in more milk at a time.
• Cook, whisking constantly over medium low heat till sauce thickly coats the whisk. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Pour the bechamel sauce over the rice, reserving a few spoonfuls for the top of the casserole. Add the ham and all but 2 T of the parmigiano-reggiano.
• Mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 2 1/2 qt baking dish that is about 3 1/2 inches deep.
• Pour in half the rice mixture. Slice the mozzarella about 1/8 inch thick and layer the slices over the rice.
• Add the remaining rice mixture and smooth the surface with a spoon.
• Spread the remaining bechamel over the top and sprinkle with the remaining 2 T parmegiano-reggiano.
• Bake for 15 minutes. If after 15 minutes, the top is not speckled with brown, place the casserole under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, or till top begins to brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to settle for about 5 minutes before serving.

HAM AND CHEESE OMELET CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat eggs in a large bowl, making sure that they are mixed very well and have a 'frothy' top. Add the milk, salt and pepper. Mix well. Stir in ham, then add cheese pieces and stir well. Pour mixture into a well greased 4 quart casserole dish and bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

HAM AND CHEESE CALZONES

Steps:

• Unroll one pizza crust onto a greased baking sheet; shape into a 14x11-in. rectangle. Spread half of the ricotta cheese lengthwise on half of the dough to within 1 in. of the edges. , Sprinkle with half of the pepperoni, ham and mozzarella cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges firmly to seal. Repeat with remaining crust and filling ingredients. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil if desired. Cut into slices. Serve with spaghetti sauce.

HAM & CHEESE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Half the potatoes and take pulp out leaving 4 shells.
• Mash potatoes with milk and pepper. Add all but a hand full of the cheese, ham and onions.
• Fill potato shells sprinkle remainder of cheese on top and broil until brown and bubbly. Approx 5 to 7 minutes.
• **before leaving for work in the mornings I toss a couple of large baking potatoes in the crock pot, dry. On high -- they are always perfect for this recipe when we get home at night!
• Add green salad -- and it's a week night 'quick' meal!

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE IN A MASHED POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix mashed potatoes and mustard (personally, I prefer to leave the mustard out, but that's just me.) Spread evenly in bottom of non-stick 8x8 baking pan.
• Add ham cubes in layer on top of potatoes.
• In electric blender, blend cottage cheese and cheddar cheese until fairly smooth. Spread over ham.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

HAM AND CHEESE EGG BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 2 quart baking dish. Layer the bread, ham, 2 cups cheese and 2 tablespoons chives in the dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Pour into the dish and top with the tomato slices in an even layer.
• Bake the eggs until nearly set, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and 1 tablespoon chives on top and bake until golden.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut aluminum foil into pieces large enough to hold each sandwich.
• Whisk or beat the butter with the mayonnaise, mustard, onion powder and poppy seeds.
• Spread sauce on both sides of each bun, if desired, sauce quantity may be doubled, and more can be used, although not all of it will be required.
• Place ham slices on the bottom side of each bun. Put cheese slices evenly on top of ham.
• Replace bun tops, wrap in foil.
• Bake sandwiches, on a sheet tray, for up to 25 minutes, unwrap and serve.
• If desired, buns may be frozen thoroughly, and baked at 350 for 1 hour, up to 1 month later.

MINI BAKED HAM (AND CHEESE) SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Melt butter and mix in mustard, sauce and onion.
• Cut the entire pack of rolls in half, horizontally (keeping all top and bottom halves separately in tact).
• In a 9x13 inch pan, place bottom half of rolls and cover with ham and cheese.
• Cover ham and cheese stacks with top half of rolls.
• Drizzle butter mixture over top of rolls, making sure onion is evenly distributed.
• Refrigerate over night. Or bake right away.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes and, once finished, separate for serving.
• *you can mix up the meats (roast beef or turkey) and cheeses (cheddar or american) to create your own combinations*.

HAM & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the gammon, skin-side up, in a deep roasting tin, then pour over 1 litre water. Scatter over the peppercorns, onion, carrots and bay leaves, then cover tightly with foil and roast for 2 hrs.
• While the ham is in the oven, cook the cauliflower in a large pan of boiling salted water for 3-4 mins until just cooked, then drain well. Leave to steam-dry in the colander.
• Remove the ham from the oven, take off the foil and set aside on a large dish or board until cool enough to handle. Strain the liquid into a jug and set aside. Using a sharp knife, cut away the string and skin to leave a thin, even layer of fat. Use the tip of the knife to score the ham fat into a diamond pattern, if you like.
• To make the cheese sauce for the cauliflower, melt the butter in a shallow saucepan and stir in the flour to make a sandy paste. Slowly pour in 500ml of the reserved ham stock to make a silky sauce, then add the cream. Season with a grating of nutmeg and a grinding pepper, then taste to see if it needs more salt. Bring to a simmer and stir gently for 5 mins, then take off the heat and stir through all the cauliflower and most of the cheese. Will keep chilled for up to 24 hours.
• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Spoon the cauliflower cheese into a large roasting tin and bake for 20 mins until the sauce is bubbling and the cauliflower is tender.
• Heat the grill to medium, and nestle the ham, fat-side up, in the middle of the cauliflower cheese. To glaze, brush the ham fat with the mustard, then scatter over the sugar (don't worry if some goes on the cauliflower). Scatter over the remaining cheese (avoid getting any on the ham) and grill for 10-15 mins until the ham is glossy and browned and the cauliflower cheese is bubbling and golden. Leave to rest for 5 mins before serving.

HAM & CHEESE CASSEROLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ham, soup, beans and milk. Drain pasta; pour over ham mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes., Drizzle each with butter; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casseroles; cover and freeze up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, 40--45 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

HAM AND CHEESE PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.
• Combine macaroni, Cheddar cheese, ham, and mayonnaise in a 9x13 baking dish until well mixed.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs over the macaroni casserole.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until bread crumbs are lightly browned, about 25 minutes.