Holiday Ham Reboot – Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

Scalloped Potato & Ham is a hearty and homey meal for a crowd featuring layers of potatoes, chopped sweet onion, creamy white sauce and chunks of tasty ham.

One thing you’ll notice on Its Thyme 2 Cook, is how abundant leftovers are rebooted into something freezer friendly. The leftover ham from last week’s holiday party, is no exception. My hubby was again was the mastermind for selecting this recipe, which I adapted from of our stained and dilapidated The Best of Byerly’s cookbook.

Any avid cook can tell you, when a cookbook is in this state, you know it’s a good one. There’s not a ton of ingredients to pull this hearty dish together, but it does take some time to prep and bake. However, there’s nothing like tucking into a hearty dish, after smelling the delicious aroma wafting through the house for a few hours. The bonus is knowing you can also enjoy it again on a cold winter evening, without any effort at all!

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Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

A classic comfort food casserole featuring sliced potatoes baked in a creamy white sauce, layered with sweet onion and chunks of savory ham.

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Servings: 10

Author: Adapted from Best of Byerly’s cookbook.

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 pounds red potatoes
• 1 1/2 cup chopped onions use sweet if available
• 3 cups ham chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
• 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoon flour
• 1 quart 4 cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• butter for greasing glass baking dish

Instructions

• Peel and cut potatoes into 1/8 inch thick slices (a mandoline slicer works great for this step.) Place immediately into cold salted water to cover potatoes.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in large saucepan; blend in flour. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Drain potatoes thoroughly. Layer potatoes, onions, ham and white sauce alternately in a generously buttered glass 9 x 13 (or slightly larger) baking dish.
• Combine 2 tablespoons melted butter and bread crumbs and sprinkle over potatoes. Cover securely with aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until potatoes can be easily pierced with fork and are nicely browned on top, about 45 additional minutes (for a total of 2 1/2 hours.)