Description
An easy cheesy dish that uses up that Christmas or Easter ham! My family looks forward to this one!
Ingredients
- 6 small potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
Instructions
- Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender
- 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
- When the potatoes are almost finished
- melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add ham and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent
- about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Drain potatoes; add to the ham mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
- Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown
- about 5 minutes.
- Gradually whisk milk into the flour mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened
- about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in Cheddar cheese until melted.
- Pour cheese sauce over ham and potatoes. Sprinkle bread crumbs over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbly and browned
- 25 to 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6