Ham O'Casserole

There are some meals you make for supper and you are so scared to make too much because the worst thing in the world is a limit on what to do with your leftovers.
HAM!

When you cook a ham there are a few things you can do with the leftovers...eat it cold, omelets, sandwiches, soup....but really these can get boring. At least for me.

Prepare yourselves. I am now going to introduce you to the best casserole you have ever tasted. Be warned....it is NOT low fat. It is a true 'stick to your ribs' kinda meal....and very filling....Mmmmmmm!!

Ham O'Casserole.

I tasted this about 10+ years ago..wrote the recipe down and made it so much the paper is see-through and you can't read it anymore, so with a little imagination this (not original to me) recipe has transformed into a frequent meal it is today.

For starters the crust is mashed potato...how can you go wrong? Secondly it's base sauce is one of the most basic sauces you can use for everything and any cook worth their sea salt should know how to make a Morney sauce.

Shall we begin?

Boil and mash about 2.5lbs of potato...I don't weigh, I usually figure out when I am bored with peeling I've hit the magic number. Maybe about 9 medium sized suckas. THIS is a perfect time to use your leftover potatoes.

Once mashed mix in 2 eggs and about a 1/4 cup of green onions or chives. The more the better in my chubby opinion.

Once you finish this pour into a 13X9 pan. Added Shan trivia? I don't know sizes of pans, I can't judge inches so use a lasagna pan or whatever you can find or clean. Press tatoe stuff on the bottom and up the sides of pan to make a crust and dot the edges with butter. Sprinkle all over with paprika because it makes you feel important....if you don't have any who cares.

More Shan Trivia? I am scared of margarine...we use BUTTA in this house!!


Rinse out your potato pot and chuck that baby back on the stove. In it melt 1/4 cup of butter.

To this add 1/4 cup of flour and stir. It will look scary and you will think it will burn and think I have steered you down a path of disgustingness....but hold on.

Once this is blended and bubbling and 2 cups of milk all at once. Stir till it boils....this will magically turn thick and smooth. <this my friends is a base of morney sauce.


Remove from heat and add about 2 cups of shredded cheese...and it doesn't matter what kind. I have tried them all over the years and it is amazing. Swiss and marble is my favorite. Add 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper and mix till melted.


Shan Trivia? I don't use a lot of salt...but this dish NEED salt...believe me.


Now mix in 1 and a half to 2 cups of mixed veggies. I use whatever is in reach. Today was steamed broccoli, next time it may be mixed frozen veggies...whatever turns your crank. Add in 2 cups of cubed cooked ham and mix all together.



Dump this into your crust...save some of the stuff stuck to the pot and eat it in a dark corner like you are guilty of murder....ok maybe that's just what I do. Don't judge.


Slap this puppy in a 350-375 degree oven for about 35-40 mins....or more...as soon as it looks firm and brown on the top you are golden. Let it rest and eat like a hog.

Added side note: I have burnt my tongue on this EVERY single time I have made this...every time. Please do as I say not as I do.

*please excuse the poor pictures...if I used an orange colored cheese the pics might have been a bit more clear...but I was too worried about eating rather then this blog :P

** and NO I don't THINK I am a blogger like Pioneer Woman...I Wish I was ;)