Name: Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups Cooked Ham, diced into 1/2" - 1" cubes; 3 cups Potatoes, diced into 1" cubes; 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Reserve 1/2 cup for the last step; 1 (10.5 oz) Can Cream of Chicken Soup; 8 oz Sour Cream; 1 tsp Garlic Salt; Salt & Pepper to taste; Freshly Chopped Parsley for topping

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Dump & bake! Use your leftover ham and potatoes to create a delicious cheesy ham and potato casserole with cream of chicken soup.

Cheesy ham potato casserole is true comfort food. It is very similar to funeral potatoes with ham and leaves you feeling full and satisfied.

This is a dump recipe that is very simple and very easy to throw together. The best part is if you have leftover ham from a meal or holiday dinner you can dice it up and use it in this dish! I love being able to use recent leftovers for another meal and help clear out the fridge.

Plus, leftover ham is so flavorful, whether it was honey pineapple ham, hickory-smoked, or cooked with brown sugar, it will be really delicious in this casserole.

Ingredients for Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole

Ham
Potatoes or Hash Browns
Sharp Cheddar Cheese or Velveeta (If using Velveeta add 1 cup milk because it tends to get very thick as it bakes.)
Cream of Chicken Soup
Sour Cream
Butter
Garlic Salt
Salt & Pepper

Do I have to use leftover ham?

Absolutely not! If you have no leftover ham in your fridge, cooked ham from the store works perfectly. I like to buy ham that is already diced to save myself a step.

My mother happens to have MSG intolerance and gets migraines that knock her out for days at a time from the real world. Because of that, I use homemade cream of chicken soup for this recipe in place of the canned version. It’s so tasty that I never buy the canned version anymore.

Can I make cheesy ham and potato bake ahead of time?

Yes! Add all of the mixed ingredients into your casserole dish, cover it, and then refrigerate it to bake within a day.

Freezer Instructions

Freezing uncooked potatoes changes the texture of the potato itself and gives mixed results. They can become grainy and leave a watery substance around them.

If you want to freeze the dish prior to baking it’s best to use a 30-ounce bag of frozen hashbrowns in place of fresh potatoes.

If you wish to freeze the dish after baking it can be frozen for up to 3 months. For consumption, thaw it in the fridge and warm it in the microwave.

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Enjoy!