Tacky Ham & Potato Casserole

This savory ham and potato casserole is splendidly tacky, flavorful, and tremendous satisfying. It’s a scrumptious method to make use of leftover ham, and it may well do double obligation as a brunch recipe or a dinner dish. I like utilizing sharp white cheddar cheese, however smoked gouda or gruyere are different tasty decisions!

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A Savory Brunch Recipe (That Isn’t Eggs)

Tacky, garlicky, hearty ham and potato casserole. Couldn’t you simply dive proper in? The flavors and textures are harking back to tartiflette, a creamy potato and bacon casserole from the French Alps. That is satisfying fare that’s excellent for a snow day—however you don’t should be mountainside to take pleasure in it! 😉

With all of the sweets round this time of 12 months, a savory recipe is additional welcome. You recognize I like make-ahead breakfast casserole when internet hosting for the vacations, however not everybody likes or can have eggs, so I got down to create an eggless casserole that’s simply as scrumptious and deserving of a major spot on the brunch desk.

Right here’s Why You’ll Love This Ham & Potato Casserole

• As flavorful as ham and cheese strata, however with potatoes as a substitute of bread
• Egg-free various to breakfast casserole & quiche
• As welcome for brunch as it’s for dinner
• Creamy, tacky gravy-like sauce comes collectively simply on the range
• A good way to make use of up leftover cooked ham
• Make-ahead pleasant
• Satisfying, cold-weather consolation meals

Key Components You Want

• Potatoes: I like to recommend Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes for this casserole. Each maintain their form fairly nicely, and on the identical time, style buttery tender. You’ll want to briefly pre-cook them, however just for about 5-6 minutes. Be at liberty to peel them, or go away the peels on.
• Cooked ham: In case you have leftover ham, go forward and use it right here. Or simply purchase an 8-ounce ham steak, which is what I did for the pictured casserole. As an alternative of ham, be happy to make use of cooked sausage or bacon.
• Cheese: I exploit white cheddar, however you could possibly additionally use common cheddar, smoked gouda, gruyere, pepper jack, or a combination. Potatoes aren’t choosy.
• Smoked paprika + floor mustard: This can be a widespread taste combo in lots of brunch and ham recipes, akin to ham and cheese breakfast strata and deviled eggs. (And even beer cheese dip!) Don’t fear, this dish doesn’t style like mustard.
• Parsley: I normally use dried parsley within the sauce after which garnish the completed casserole with recent, however you should utilize both.
• Milk: Entire milk makes the most effective cream sauce texture, although low-fat, or nondairy milks would work in a pinch. Don’t use nonfat milk.

You additionally want butter, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, and flour.

Prep the Potatoes First: Peel, Reduce, Boil

You’ll want to par-boil the potatoes for this casserole. Peel and chop the potatoes, then boil for only a few minutes, to provide them a head begin on softening. Collect your sauce substances within the meantime.

Make a Fast & Creamy Selfmade Sauce

You’ll make a simple (however uber-flavorful) gravy-like cream sauce, flavored with garlic and onion, smoked paprika and floor mustard, and a few herby parsley. The sauce begins just like the filling for this turkey pot pie. Convey all of it along with some butter and flour for thickening, and use milk because the liquid. It’s fairly simple.

Now all you must do is mix every part, and bake. Right here’s the pre-cooked and drained potatoes, ham, and cheese:

Stir all of it along with the creamy sauce (simply toss all of it proper within the greased baking pan). Any 3-4 quart baking dish works, akin to a 9×13-inch pan. I exploit a spherical 4-quart baking dish.

Bake the casserole coated, after which when it’s virtually carried out, sprinkle with cheese and return to the oven uncovered. (What’s a casserole with out some cheese on prime?!) You recognize it’s prepared when the cheese is melted and the casserole is effervescent throughout.

You Can Prep It Forward

The most effective half about this casserole, and recipes like this baked cream cheese French toast casserole and reader-favorite every part bagel casserole, is which you could prep it forward.

To make it forward, assemble the casserole, then cowl and refrigerate in a single day. Take away it from the fridge, permit it to return as much as room temperature for about half-hour, after which bake as directed; you might want so as to add an additional couple of minutes to the bake time. I added these directions to the printable recipe card beneath.

Right here’s What to Serve With Ham & Potato Casserole

If serving this casserole for brunch, it nestles properly alongside platters of recent fruit, eggs, bacon or sausage, smoked salmon, sluggish cooker cinnamon rolls, or entire wheat blueberry pancakes. (None of which require the oven!)

Taste tip: add a drizzle of sizzling sauce on prime earlier than serving!

If this will likely be a important dish for dinner, serve this comforting casserole with some inexperienced sides like a recent salad, steamed inexperienced beans, or asparagus. Or make it a facet dish to accompany a lighter important, like crab desserts, seared scallops, or lemon herb salmon. A number of methods to take pleasure in this versatile dish!

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