Ham And Cheese Casserole Aka Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole Recipes

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.

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 CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta to the water and cook until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly grease a 9x13 or similar baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or similar large, deep pot over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until beginning to soften, about 6 minutes.
• Sprinkle in the flour, then cook whisking often, until the flour is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook 30 seconds.
• Gradually pour in milk, whisking constantly, then the half and half. Continue to cook until the sauce simmers and thickens, about 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat, then stir in the salt and nutmeg, then the Greek yogurt, cheddar, and half of the sage.
• Add the drained pasta and ham, toss gently to coat.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Combine the breadcrumbs and olive oil in a small bowl and sprinkle over the top of the pasta. Cover the dish with foil, then bake for 10 minutes covered. Uncover and bake 10 additional minutes, until the crumbs are golden and the pasta is hot and bubbly. If desired, turn your broiler to high to finish browning the crumbs, watching them carefully so that they do not burn. Remove baked pasta from the oven, sprinkle with remaining sage, and serve.

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 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 & 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.

THE BEST LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• First, grate mozzarella cheese; set aside.
• Next, put on a large pot of salted water to boil; when boiling, cook elbow macaroni until almost tender; drain, then return to pot; set aside.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350F; spray a large casserole dish (I used a deep 13x9 pan) with nonstick spray like Pam and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the 1 tbsp of butter and add oil; saute mushrooms, onion and garlic until mushrooms are tender; drain off any liquid and add to cooked macaroni; stir.
• Add cooked turkey cubes to mushroom/pasta mixture; stir.
• In a large pot, melt the 1/2 cup butter over medium heat and whisk in the flour; whisk constantly for about one minute or until butter and flour are well combined.
• Whisk in turkey stock (preferably made from Rescued Turkey Stock recipe#24576), sour cream and wine.
• Note that lowfat or nonfat sour cream may not be able to stand up to the constant heat without breaking down; that is why fullfat sour cream is recommended.
• Over medium heat, whisking constantly, cook mixture until sauce thickens up; add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Add all but one cup of the sauce to the pasta mixture, and stir well.
• Set aside a good handful of the shredded mozzarella, then stir remaining mozzarella into pasta mixture.
• Fill prepared casserole dish with pasta mixture, then drizzle reserved cup of sauce over top, then sprinkle with reserved mozzarella cheese.
• Combine fresh breadcrumbs and melted butter, then sprinkle over casserole, then top with the parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes; casserole will be quite bubbly.
• Serve with a green salad and the wine you used in the sauce.