I usually serve either Ham with a Honey Mustard Sauce or Ham with an Orange-Spice Glaze for Easter dinner. No matter how small of a ham I buy or how many people I invite over, I always end up with leftover ham. Fortunately, I happen to like leftover ham and so does my family. While I enjoy a ham sandwich as much as the next person, we would easily tire of just eating ham on sandwiches or wraps, so I have come up with a variety of recipes that I can use leftover ham in. Using leftover ham in recipes speeds up prep time on hectic evenings.
Ham freezes well. If your family quickly tires of eating the same thing, even if you change things up a bit, freeze your leftover ham in usable portions and then thaw it as needed. You can stretch the ham over several weeks to speed up the prep time and create fast and easy meals. You can find more tips for how to store and use up leftovers here.
You can also use leftover ham in breakfast recipes like frittatas and scrambled eggs to create a hearty breakfast on a cold morning.
Recipes to Use Up Leftover Ham
Roasted Potato and Ham Casserole
Honey Dijon Ham & Cheese Wraps
Meat Lover's Hash Brown Casserole
Mini Frittatas with Ham and Cheese
Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and Peas
Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Ham
Recipes Using Ham from Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch:
If you have my cookbook, Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch, you can use leftover ham to make these recipes from the cookbook:
- Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Broccoli p. 50
- Skillet Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and Peas p. 54
- White Bean and Ham Soup with Spinach p.60
- Potato, Ham, and Corn Chowder p. 63
- Ham and Cauliflower Casserole p. 64
- Ham and Spinach Waffle Quesadillas p. 72
Don't Forget: The ham bone can be used to add flavor to soups, so don't toss it. If you don't have time to make soup within a few days of serving ham, wrap the bone and place it in the freezer to use at a later time.
Recipes that Use a Ham Bone
How do you use up leftover ham?
More Recipes Using Leftover
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Chicken
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Steak
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Roast
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Turkey
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Chili
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Spaghetti Sauce
- Recipes to Use Up Leftover Barbecue Chicken
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I like to use them in ham and cheese omelettes and on top of pizza. I also like to use them to make a egg, cheese, and ham bagel. Now on to your recipes.
Both of those ideas sound delicious!
Wow! What a great roundup of ham recipes. I like to get a big ham when they’re on sale, then package the leftovers in meal-size portions for the freezer.
Looking forward to trying some of your recipes.
I always buy an extra big ham so I am sure to have plenty of leftovers. This is a great collection of recipes to use them up! I especially like the layered ham skillet and the scalloped sweet potatoes and ham.
Yesterday I sliced most of the meat from what was left on our holiday ham; we have slices for sandwiches and chunks for omelets. The bone will, of course, be used for ham and bean soup. Thanks for the handy list!
Alea,
Great ideas to use leftover ham.
Hi! Thank you thank you thank you! I bought a 10 lb. ham the other day, and I’m totally excited about it. Score on the Easter Ham Deal, however, I have no intention of using it for Easter, since I’m not cooking!!!