ham coming out of your ears?

so, do you? do you have leftover holiday ham coming out of your ears?

this happens every holiday season when some well-meaning cook bakes a 20 lb ham, thinking it will just be enough to feed the 8 people they have coming over for dinner. and, to be fair, if they were ONLY serving ham for the holiday feast, sure, it would be just enough. but, you add in the mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing AND 3 different types of dessert and now you can see why there are 16 lbs of ham left at the end of the meal.

now. what the heck do ya do with all that leftover ham that she/he insisted you haul home with you?

don't worry, i've got ya covered...

ham, zucchini + gruyere frittata

frittata with ham and spinach

 

grilled ham, swiss, mustard and pickle sandwich (think cubano, minus the roast pork)

croque monsieur/madame

fried rice with ham, scallions, peas and scrambled eggs  (use 1T soy sauce in place of the rice vinegar)

tortellini w/light alfredo sauce (i use buitoni), ham and peas

pot o' pinto beans- use a hunk of ham instead of the bacon

split pea soup

ham, bean and kale soup 

asparagus and ham casserole 

ham and swiss loaded potatoes

roasted brussel sprouts with ham

scalloped potatoes with ham

creamy pasta with ham and broccoli

ham and cheese strata

ham, spinach and cheese strata

zucchini, ham and ricotta fritters

mac n cheese with ham

i hope these recipes inspire you to eat all that ham! (i'm looking at you, jess!)

if you have some suggestions/recipes for that ham, please share!