Monday, February 23, 2009

Ham 'n' Potatoes Au Gratin

We had friends over tonight and I served this for dinner. Katelyn’s friend said, “this is sooo good I’m going to kiss it…and he did!” The kids gobbled it up and begged for more. My adult friend LOVED it and took home the recipe! It’s easy, fairly quick, and I think it would also make a great breakfast dish as well.




Ingredients:
• ¼ cup chopped green onions
• ¼ cup chopped green pepper
(I didn’t have either of these one night and made it with just ½ cup white onion – fantastic!)
• EVOO
• 3 cups diced, peeled potatoes
• 1 lb fully cooked ham, cubed
• 1/3 cup light mayo
• 1 T flour
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 cup fat free milk
• 1 ¼ cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Boil potatoes until soft, drain water. Meanwhile, heat EVOO in a skillet and sauté onions and pepper with ham (ham is already cooked, this will just caramelize the surface - yum). When veggies are tender, remove from heat and add cooked potatoes along with mayonnaise to the skillet; mix well. Spoon mixture into an 11”x7” baking dish. Place the skillet back onto the stove and add flour and pepper. Turn heat to medium-high and slowly whisk in milk; bring to boil. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese just until melted; pour over potato mixture. Cover & bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly. 4 servings

Recipe from: my sister, TRICIA