Leftover Ham Cheese Casserole Food

HAM AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375, and lightly butter an 8x8" oven-safe dish.
• First, cook the rotini pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente--about 1-2 minutes less than the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute until homogenous. Whisk constantly.
• Next, stream in the milk, 1/4 cup of the cream, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Lower the heat and cook while stirring occasionally until slightly thickened. It will take about 5-8 minutes, and the mixture will coat the back of a spoon when it's properly thicken.
• In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, cream sauce, sour cream, 1 cup of the grated cheddar, ham and the sliced scallions. Stir well to combine.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of grated cheese. Drizzle the remaining 1/4 cup of heavy cream evenly over the mixture.
• Cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for 5 minutes to slightly crisp up the cheese on top.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before scooping and serving.

CHEESY LEFTOVER HAM AND MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the onions into the mashed potatoes. Spread potato mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a 2-quart casserole dish to form a shell.
• Combine ham, frozen peas and carrots, mushroom soup, mustard, garlic, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Spoon mixture into the mashed potato shell. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese and onions over the top. Bake uncovered until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

LEFTOVER HAM -N- POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the ham and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir potatoes into ham mixture; transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth.
• Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and stir Cheddar cheese into the white sauce until melted.
• Pour sauce over ham and potatoes.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs atop casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbly and browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

HAM AND CHEESE CASSEROLE A.K.A. THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray 2qt. casserole dish with non-stick vegetable oil spray.
• Spread a good layer (about 1/2 inch thick) of mashed potatoes along bottom of the casserole dish.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine ham, mayonnaise, mushroom soup, croutons, milk and cheddar cheese.
• Layer this on top of the potatoes.
• Sprinkle top of casserole with grated cheddar cheese; then a slight layer of breadcrumbs.
• Bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is nicely browned.
• Serve with those leftover Thanksgiving rolls or biscuits!

LEFTOVER HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a sauce pan combine milk, soup and the cubed cheese.
• Stir until cheese is melted and thickens a bit.
• Then fold in the vegetables and the ham.
• Stir a minute or two for the veggies to soften up.
• Then fold in the cooked noodles.
• Next transfer to a put into a 2 quart ovenproof dish.
• Cover the mixture with stuffing mix to cover the whole dish.
• Drizzle the melted butter over the stuffing.
• Bake at 350°F for 20 to 30 minutes.

CHEESY LEFTOVER HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pull or dice ham into small pieces.
• Place rice in a 13x9" baking dish and top with ham and stir to combine. Use as much or as little ham as you would like. I used almost 2 cups because I had a lot leftover from Christmas dinner.
• In a large bowl, mix broccoli cheddar soup, milk and sour cream. Start with 3/4 c milk and add more if you would like it a little runnier. I prefer my soup base a little thicker.
• Stir 1/2 c french fried onions, peas and 1/2 c cheddar cheese into the soup mixture.
• When combined, pour the soup mixture over the rice/ham mixture and stir well, but gently, to combine.
• Sprinkle 1/2 c cheddar cheese over the rice/soup mixture.
• Top this with 1/4 c (or more) french fried onions.
• In a plastic bag, crush croutons. It took about 1/4 bag of croutons to get 1/4 cup of crushed croutons (and I used the cheesy garlic flavor).
• Sprinkle crushed croutons over top of all.
• Bake, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes or until the edges start to get bubbly and it is heated through.

LEFTOVER HAM & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Boil the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain pasta and return it to the pan.
• Add the ham, cream of mushroom soup, milk, half the shredded cheese, spices, and room temperature cream cheese to the cooked pasta. Stir until creamy.
• Pour the mixture into a casserole dish and top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Top with green onion before serving.

LEFTOVER HAM & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix the cream soup, sour cream and milk together.
• Add mixture, cheese and ham to rice.
• Put in a 9 by 13 inch pain and place in oven.
• In a skillet melt butter and add bread crumbs.
• Cook until toasted and add to rice dish.
• Bake until heated through.

GRANDMA'S CREAMY HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Mix egg noodles, ham, evaporated milk, cream of chicken soup, onion, and processed cheese food in a 9x13-inch baking dish until evenly distributed.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and cheese food is melted, about 1 hour. About 5 minutes before end of baking, sprinkle chips atop casserole and return to oven; bake for 5 minutes more.

HAM & CHEESE PARTY PLATTER LEFTOVER BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• While putting away the party leftovers --
• Grease 13x9 pan with butter; spread bread/bun cubes over entire bottom of pan (use more or fewer buns if using a larger/smaller pan).
• Sprinkle ham pieces and cheese slices over bread; set aside.
• Mix eggs and milk until frothy, add several squirts of mustard, beat and then pour over the ham, cheese, bread cubes.
• Customize the toppings to the eaters' choices. (Dad likes everything, but Mom doesn't want tomatoes, and DS would rather kiss a rattlesnake than eat onions, so let's make everyone happy!).
• Add another layer of leftover cheese; sprinkle sausage dices artfully (or optionally). Olive slices can go on now, too or any other little tidbits of really tasty niblets.
• Top pan with foil; chill until morning or leave on the counter if you're a brave soul.
• Next morning - pop pan in oven, set to 350*. Bake for 20-30 minutes, remove foil, bake for another 3-5 minutes until top is bubbly and "set".
• VARIATIONS: Use your favorite cheese, try turkey instead of ham.
• Great way to use up the cheese and sausage tray that was forgotten in the fridge!
• EXTRAS: black or green olives.
• Par-cook: stuff from the veggie tray (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots).
• DELISH: add a few smidgens (or a LOT!) of the veggie dip to the egg/custard bowl -- or drop on top in cheerful dollops. Oh yum!