Dinners

Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole

Name: Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: ¼ cup unsalted butter; 1 cup diced yellow onion; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups whole milk; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, or to taste; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves; 4 ½ pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 8 ounces grated sharp white Cheddar cheese; 1 pound thinly sliced ham

8 servings

servings

20 minutes

active time

2 hours 20 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

¼ cup unsalted butter

1 cup diced yellow onion

¼ cup all-purpose flour

2 cups heavy cream

2 cups whole milk

2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, or to taste

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

4 ½ pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick

8 ounces grated sharp white Cheddar cheese

1 pound thinly sliced ham

Directions

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

765 kcal

Total Fat

49 g

Saturated Fat

28 g

Unsaturated Fat

0 g

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

163 mg

Sodium

1329 mg

Total Carbohydrate

56 g

Dietary Fiber

4 g

Total Sugars

Protein

27 g