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Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole

Name: Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 139 min
Total time: 179 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 0.25 cups unsalted butter; 1 cup diced yellow onion; 0.25 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups whole milk; 2 teaspoons kosher salt , divided, or to taste; 0.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 0.13 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 0.25 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves; 4.5 pounds russet potatoes , peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 8 ounces grated sharp white Cheddar cheese; 1 pound thinly sliced ham

Total Time

2h 59m

40m prep · 139m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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This layered ham and potato casserole recipe will let you serve an amazing holiday meal to a crowd using only 1 pound of ham, which is one way to go if the budget is a little tight. Or, if you do end up serving a whole ham, this recipe is perfect for the leftovers.

Ingredients

0.25 cups unsalted butter
1 cup diced yellow onion
0.25 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons kosher salt , divided, or to taste
0.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper
0.13 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
0.25 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
4.5 pounds russet potatoes , peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
8 ounces grated sharp white Cheddar cheese
1 pound thinly sliced ham

Instructions

1

Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Heat butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté with a pinch of salt until translucent, about 5 minutes.
3

Add flour and cook, stirring, just to take off that starchy, raw edge, about 2 minutes.
4

Pour in heavy cream and whisk to combine. Whisk in milk. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until it just starts to simmer and thicken up.
5

Add 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and cayenne. Grate in nutmeg.
6

Turn off heat. Stir in Worcestershire and fresh thyme leaves. Reserve until needed.
7

Cover the bottom of a deep 10x15-inch casserole dish with about 25% of the reserved sauce.
8

Add a layer of sliced potatoes, seasoning the tops with some of the remaining salt as desired; ladle over 1/3 of the sauce and sprinkle over 1/3 of the grated Cheddar cheese. Layer in ½ of the sliced ham.
9

Place another layer of sliced potatoes on top and season with salt. Ladle over ½ of the remaining sauce; repeat layering with Cheddar cheese and ham.
10

Place last layer of potatoes on top. Ladle over remaining sauce and spread out with a spatula. Sprinkle over remaining Cheddar cheese.
11

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until browned, bubbling, and potatoes are very tender, about 1 ½ hours. Let cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.