This tasty Roasted Potato and Ham Casserole Recipe is an easy way to use up leftover ham.
Do you ever have those evenings where everything you plan to make for dinner falls through because you are missing an ingredient? Even I have those days. Sometimes I don’t realize that someone polished off the milk and didn’t let me know, or the last of the butter was used to make popcorn the day before, or …
I do my best to roll with things despite the missing ingredient. Sometimes I can find a substitute for the missing ingredient. Occasionally when I can’t find a substitute, I just create a whole new recipe. The latter is how this delicious Roasted Potato and Ham Casserole Recipe came to exist.
I discovered some leftover ham in the freezer and decided to make scalloped potatoes with ham. However, after I had chopped the onions and started to make the white sauce I realized that I only had vanilla flavored rice milk, not plain. I didn’t have time to make more rice milk, so I decided to add the ham to Roasted Potatoes. Then I realized that my recipe for roasted potatoes didn’t use a cup of diced onions. I could have frozen the diced onions for another day, but I decided to wing it instead. And that is how new recipes are born!
Roasted Potato and Ham Casserole Recipe
- 1½ – 2 pounds of potatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 pound frozen green beans
- 2 cups diced ham
- 1 cup diced onions
- 6 – 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt (how to make seasoned salt)
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the potatoes, green beans, ham, onions, and garlic in a 13 x 9 baking pan.
- Drizzle the ham and vegetables with the oil. Toss to coat. Then sprinkle the parsley, seasoned salt, celery seed, and pepper over the meat and vegetables. Toss to evenly distribute the spices.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
My family really enjoyed the improvised recipe, although my daughter did note that removing the dairy and adding green beans is not considered a “fair trade”.
Printable Recipe for Roasted Potatoes and Ham Casserole
- 1½ - 2 pounds of potatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1 pound frozen green beans
- 2 cups diced ham
- 1 cup diced onions
- 6 - 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt (how to make seasoned salt)
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the potatoes, green beans, ham, onions, and garlic in a 13 x 9 baking pan.
- Drizzle the ham and vegetables with the oil. Toss to coat. Then sprinkle the parsley, seasoned salt, celery seed, and pepper over the meat and vegetables. Toss to evenly distribute the spices.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
Do you “wing it” or do you prefer to follow recipes?
Marlene says
I made this tonight and it was SO GOOD! I only had Italian cut green beans available and really like the result. It was a big hit and I definitely make it again.
Linda says
Thoroughly enjoyed by all and will definitely be making this again.
Cgarlotte says
Enjoyed this gam and potatoe casserole. It was a hit even with our grandchildren who are 3 and 6 years old! Definitely a keeper for this household
Sandy says
We loe this recipe and I’ve made it a few times. The last time I didn’t have ham, so used smoked sausage. Delish!!!
FoyUpdate says
I’m was looking for a recipe for leftover ham to make dinner tonight and this looks like it will work. We still have potatoes in the root cellar and green beans in the freezer. Sounds like a plan
Pat says
I made this today…delicious. I added 4 half pieces of bacon on top and cooked it an extra 10 min.
Jennifer says
Can you meal prep this ahead, say a few hours before placing in the oven?
Kar says
Great!
Dawn says
Recipes are a jumping off point. Unless you are baking. Then I follow them mostly.
Tonight I’m making this with leftover pork roast, beans, the potatoes. And it probably won’t be roasted as much. It will probably be more casserole-ish..
Miz Helen says
This is a wonderful Roasted Potato and Ham Casserole, we would just love this combination.
Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Vikki says
I’m a winger. I almost always use a recipe as a spring board to cook something to meet our needs and tastes. For instants this recipe sounds like it would work beautifully in the slow cooker. Way to hot to turn on the oven, while white potatoes look good, we prefer sweet potatoes and I’m betting that would be yummy! Change the seasoning a little to better fit the sweet potatoes and thanks to you I think I have a winner for dinner tomorrow night. Need to pick up a few things first.
Swathi says
Delicious . roasted potato and beans and ham makes winning combo.
Mary Hudak-Colllins says
This sounds like it turned out pretty tasty ☺ In answer to your question…sometimes I follow the recipe, but most times I ‘wing’ it LOL. Sure hope you’ll be over to share this creative recipe on our recipe carnival ☺