Leftover Easter ham

[LoveTrains]

I have about 7 lbs of leftover Easter ham. Ideas or recipes? I'm going to make a soup I think with some of it but I still have a lot left.

[dellabear]

Ooh, we have tons of ham leftover. Tomorrow we will just eat plain old leftovers. On Wednesday I'm planning to make homemade mac n cheese with ham in it. We will probably do some sandwiches too. There is a pull apart ham and cheese slider recipe floating around on Pinterest that looks good but it makes a tray full and I don't really need that many sandwiches at once.

I have frozen a few bags as well and will probably make cheesy scalloped potatoes with chopped ham inside, at some point.

[MrsDarcy]

You can always dice it and freeze it to use in casseroles/quiche/omelettes/etc.

[mbcdefg]

I keep a Ziplock of diced ham in the freezer. I add it to scones, breakfast casseroles, omelets, or just keep it on hand to warm up and eat with eggs for a quick meal.

I also use the bone for soup - chicken broth and water, can of white beans, spinach (at the end), diced sautéed onions, the diced ham, diced carrots if you want, season to taste. I just sort of played around with it but I used this recipe as a jumping off point: melissaknorris.com/bean-and-ham-soup-frugal-suppers/

You can also slice it and stuff it in a chicken breast with a slice of Swiss cheese, for chicken cordon bleu.

[h]

Chop it up and add to pasta with peas, cream, and Parmesan.

[ESF]

Mar 28, 2016 21:55:14 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

You can always dice it and freeze it to use in casseroles/quiche/omelettes/etc.

Yeah, I've frozen ham. It freezes fine. Not really to be eaten as an entree because the texture might get weird, but chopped up in things, it works well.

In addition to the other suggestions, you can out it in pasta salad and in biscuits/scones.

[Alex]

I borrow my mom's meat grinder and make a "ham spread" with a bit of mayo and chopped pickles. It's much better than it sounds

[fumbalina]

We would probably eat two of those pounds in sandwiches. I also add it to cheese broccoli soup, make a few casseroles and freeze them, as well as eating ham for an additional dinner.

Ham is versatile so you can really use it in place of any meat, though I doubt tacos would work.

[orangeblossom]

Freeze it
Ham salad (made similarly to chicken salad)
Quiche
Croquettes
Ham and cheese muffins
Pizza/flatbread

[mrsd2006]

I'm going to make ham and potato soup and we'll have ham quesadillas, and the rest will go in the freezer.

[papie]

I cube and freeze in small tupperwares, just enough for one recipe.  Then I use it in casseroles, pasta dishes, omelettes, soups, etc.  

[Wallflower]

Mar 29, 2016 0:44:51 GMT -5 Alex said:

I borrow my mom's meat grinder and make a "ham spread" with a bit of mayo and chopped pickles. It's much better than it sounds

Add in some white cheddar cheese (ground up) and you've got my family's version. And I agree, it's much, much better than you might think. Our family might be addicted to it, in fact, but we're unlikely to admit it.

[ssmjlm]

Make this: www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/ham-and-cheese-gnocchi.html

[LoveTrains]

Thanks for the suggestions!!!