Serving a ham often yields plenty of welcome leftovers.
Use that leftover ham as the inspiration for these 20 breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner recipes.
Leftover ham makes for a great ingredient in a variety of recipes.
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My sons love it when I add cubed ham toscalloped potatoes.
Ham leftovers are perfect in all sorts of soups, quiches, casseroles, sandwiches, and more.
If you’re looking for inspiration, here are 20 recipes that use leftover ham.
Elise Bauer
Ham and Potato Soup
One of our most popular soup recipes!
Leftover ham adds a salty layer of flavor to potato soup.
Saute carrots, onions, and celery before adding ham, potatoes, stock, and seasonings.
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When the soup finishes cooking, puree the potatoes and other vegetables to make a creamy, hearty soup.
Serve with a side ofhome friesand a simple leafy green salad.
They’re definitely crowd pleasers, especially on game day.
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Ham and Cheese Pasta Bake
If you want comfort food, this will do the trick.
Combine the sauce and pasta and then bake to get the top brown and crusty.
Add sauteed onion, garlic, and lentils to the broth.
Elise Bauer
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Make a simple garlic, cream, and Parmesan sauce with peas and diced ham.
Pour it over cooked pasta and stir.
Sally Vargas
Egg, half-and-half, ham, cheddar, and green chile bake up in muffin tins.
Pineapple Glazed Ham Balls
Switch up the meat in your meatballs.
Instead of beef, use ham, ground pork, and bacon.
Elise Bauer
Bake the pork-based meatballs in the oven and in the last few minutes add the glaze.
Serve as-is or on top of pineapple rings for a crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Ham and Potato Hash
What a filling weekend breakfast/brunch dish.
Elise Bauer
Potatoes, onion, bell pepper, and ham fry up together in butter to make a savory hash.
Serve it with eggs done just the way you like them.
I suggest sunny side up and when you break the yolk, mix it in with the hash.
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One bite and you’ll say “I like greens, eggs, and ham!”
If you already have hard boiled eggs, this salad comes together in just 10 minutes.
Sometimes they vary from family to family living on the same block.
Elise Bauer
Yellow mustard and a garlic butter schmear add tons of complementary flavor.
German Farmer’s Breakfast
Fancy some Bauernfruhstuck?
That’s what the Germans call this stick-to-your-ribs breakfast, and it translates into farmer’s breakfast.
Elise Bauer
You don’t even have to thaw it before popping it in the oven!
Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Make breakfast for a crowd with this overnight casserole.
Layer white bread, ham, cheese, and tomatoes.
The classic grilled cheese and ham gets fancy when you add a fried egg, spinach, and switch out American or cheddar cheese for Gruyère. One bite and you’ll say “I like greens, eggs, and ham!"
Pour an egg and milk mixture over top.
Cover and let sit in the fridge for 12 to 48 hours.
When you’re ready to bake it, remove from the fridge and pop it in the oven.
Elise Bauer
The result is a perfect morning wake-up call for a house full of guests.
Puree the soup slightly before adding the ham for chunkier soup or puree it fully for a creamier version.
It’s rather decadent.
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