Ham Sweet Potato Kabobs For 2 Recipes

HAM & SWEET POTATO KABOBS

Steps:

• Place sweet potato in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until almost tender. Drain and set aside. , Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar and reserved juice. Place the ham, squash, apples, sweet potato and pineapple in a large resealable plastic bag; add the juice mixture. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour. , Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the ham, sweet potato, squash, apples and pineapple. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until apples are tender, turning occasionally.

QUICK AND EASY HAM WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Tear off two large sheets of aluminum foil. Place one ham slice onto each piece of foil, and sprinkle brown sugar on both sides. Spread a little bit of the crushed pineapple over the ham, then top with sweet potatoes. Sprinkle a little bit more brown sugar and pineapple over the sweet potatoes. Close the aluminum foil tightly around the ham, and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and carefully open the packets. Sprinkle miniature marshmallows over the top, and return to the oven with the foil open. Bake for another 10 minutes. If you want the marshmallows really toasty, you could brown them under the broiler for a couple of minutes. You will end up with a sweet, juicy ham dish and very few dishes to wash.

CHEESY HAM AND SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash sweet potatoes. Cook unpeeled sweet potatoes, covered, in small amount of boiling salt water untill tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Cool. Peel and slice 1/4 inch thick; set aside.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan. Add onion, cook until tender. Remove from heat; stir in flour, salt, basil, mustard and pepper. Cook over low heat until bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in milk all at once. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir one minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup of cheese and the ham.
• Pour half of mixture into greased 2 quart casserole. Arrange half of sweet potaotoes on top. Repeat layers. Bake at 350*F, 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 3 to 4 minutes longer, or until cheese has melted.

HAM KABOBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine vinegar and brown sugar. Pour half of the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add ham and sausage. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Refrigerate remaining marinade for basting., Place sweet potatoes and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until tender., Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the ham, sausage, sweet potatoes, green peppers, onion, tomatoes and pineapple. , Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 8-10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender, turning and basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

SLOW-COOKER HAM AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Spray 6-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Make cuts about 1 inch apart and 1/4 inch deep in diamond pattern in top of ham. Place ham cut side down in center of slow cooker. Arrange potatoes and onion evenly around ham. Pour broth on top of potatoes and onion.
• In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Pour mixture on top of ham, potatoes and onion.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until potatoes are tender and instant-read thermometer inserted in center of ham reads at least 145°F. Remove ham to cutting board; cover loosely with foil, and let stand 15 minutes.
• To serve, cut ham into slices, and transfer to serving dish. With slotted spoon, transfer potatoes and onions to serving dish with ham. Spoon some of the cooking juices on top of ham, if desired.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake sweet potatoes in the preheated oven until softened, about 1 hour.
• Heat canola oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion and red bell pepper until just softened, about 5 minutes. Add ham, 1/2 the pineapple, and chipotle powder; saute over low heat until heated through, about 5 more minutes.
• Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides, leaving a thin shell. Blend sweet potatoes in a blender or mash in a bowl with a potato masher. Stir the remaining pineapple, nutmeg, and cinnamon into mashed sweet potatoes.
• Return mashed sweet potato mixture to the shells and top each with ham mixture.

MAPLE, HAM, & PINEAPPLE KABOBS

Steps:

• GRILLED KABOBS:
• If using bamboo skewers, soak for 15 - 30 minutes prior to filling with meat and fruit.
• Prepare grill per grill specifications
• Using a Kabob skewer, skewer pineapple and ham, alternating between the two.
• Grill kabobs for 10 - 20 minutes on indirect flame flipping half way through allowing ham and pineapple to caramelize. You may need to do this in batches.
• While kabobs cook, base with pure maple syrup, once per side.
• When heated through, serve immediately over rice.

BAKED HAM WITH SWEET AND BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash and dry potatoes.
• Prick each potato with a fork on front and back of potato.
• Place ham in the middle of roasting pan (without rack), or on large baking or cookie sheet.
• Surround ham with lightly buttered potatoes.
• Bake for 2 hours (this is an estimate; I usually follow the directions on the ham for cooking time).
• Carve ham, serve with potatoes, and enjoy.

HAM AND PINEAPPLE KABOBS

Steps:

• Heat grill. Alternately thread ham, pineapple and tomatoes onto four 10-inch metal skewers. In small microwave-safe bowl, combine jelly and mustard. Microwave on HIGH for 1 to 2 minutes or until jelly melts. Stir to combine. Brush 3 to 4 tablespoons jelly mixture over kabobs.
• When ready to grill, place kabobs on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 12 minutes or until thoroughly heated, turning once. Serve with remaining jelly mixture.