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Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Ham and Vegetable Bake : Easy Midweek Dish

Before I start this post, Eddie and I just want to say thank you to all our readers who visit this blog, and a special thank you for all who take time to leave a comment ... you are all appreciated 😊

Today's post is for an easy ham and vegetable bake that makes a great mid-week dish, but could also be enjoyed for a Friday/Saturday supper.


Ingredients
Serves Four
900g/2lb frozen cauliflower or broccoli, or a mix of both
1 tbsp butter
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tbsp plain flour
400ml/14fl oz milk (any variety)
200g/7oz mature cheddar, coarsely grated
1 tsp mustard (optional)
300g/10½oz shredded gammon or ham (see recipe tips)
salt and black pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2. A third fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the cauliflower and/or broccoli and return to the boil. Once it's boiling, remove from the heat and drain well.
3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion for 3–4 minutes, or until softened but not coloured. Stir in the flour and cook for around 30 seconds before slowly adding the milk a little at a time. Cook for 4–5 minutes, or until thickened, stirring constantly. Add two-thirds of the cheese, the cooked gammon or ham and the mustard, if using. Simmer very gently for 1–2 minutes, or until the cheese melts. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Scatter the vegetables over a shallow ovenproof dish and pour the sauce over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
5. Bake for around 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top and bubbling. Serve immediately.

Recipe Tips
This is an easy recipe to prepare ahead, simply complete steps 1–4 and finish in the oven just before serving (it will take a little longer to cook if it's been stored in the fridge).

This recipe uses a gammon joint that has been cooked ready for use in multiple meals. Batch cooking in this way saves money while still ensuring there's plenty of variety in your meals. The other recipe suggestions can be seen here

To cook the gammon, put a 1kg/2lb 4oz gammon joint in a large saucepan and bring to the boil in 2 litres/3½ pints water. Simmer for an hour. Remove the gammon and set aside to cool. Keep the cooking water to use as stock.

Above taken from original idea here

Alternative Recipe Suggestion
Leek, celery and gruyère gratin, so delicious, see here


~ wishing you a happy day ~

You will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.

All the best Jan

31 comments:

Mari said...

Looks good, and it's a bonus that a lot can be done ahead of time.

Tom said...

...this looks like creamy delight.

The Joy of Home with Martha Ellen said...

We would enjoy this lovely meal. We will have ham and I know there will be leftovers that would put this great recipe to use. Thank you. Have a nice weekend, friends.

peppylady (Dora) said...

We had ham for breakfast.

Anonymous said...

Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

My name is Erika. said...

I bet this is quite tasty!

Christine said...

Looks yummy! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Lorrie said...

I love make-ahead meals and this is a perfect way to use up an Easter ham - except this year we're having turkey, but I think it would work equally well.

dellgirl said...

This looks really tasty and it sounds delicious, with the delicious ingredients in it. Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe.


Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

This looks like a very nice casserole to make! Ham will be on discount in the stores after Easter.

I saw your comment on my Robert Burns blog post--thanks so much for your comment!

Have a very Happy Easter

Angie's Recipes said...

That looks mouthwatering!

Elephant's Child said...

Hooray for easy and tasty dishes.

Iris Flavia said...

Hmmm, this sounds and looks delicious!

Margaret D said...

Looks very nice Jan.

Valerie-Jael said...

They both sound wonderful!

baili said...

looks great dear Jan
blessings to you and family!

eileeninmd said...

Looks yummy, perfect dish for the leftover ham.
Thanks for sharing, Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, have a great day!

jabblog said...

I think you, Jan, and Eddie deserve our thanks for all the work you put into your blog.So many tasty recipes and today's looks particularly toothsome:-)

mxtodis123 said...

Looks very good and not at all difficult to make.

Marco Luijken said...

Hello Jan,
What a delicious meal. That looks fantastic.
You can made the food very well and nice how you have photograph.

Many greetings,
Marco

Sue said...

Ooh this looks delicious! I wasn't a great fan of ham until I had Covid. Now I find it's one of the few things I can actually taste. You'd think I would be thin now wouldn't you, but I just overeat cardboard now lol. Take care and have a great week, Sue xx

Laura. M said...

Me gusta la coliflor y la receta. Gracias Eddy, la haré.
Buen fin de semana y Pascua para Todos.
Un abrazo.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Sound delicious. We have ham in the fridge too.

Jeanie said...

Hmmm. Wonder how many cups of ham that comes out to. We're having ham for Easter -- that would be a good dish for leftovers!

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

I like a simple recipe.

DVArtist said...

Looks so good. I would leave out the ham, although I didn't see ham in the ingredients. Unless of course I just missed it. LOL

Conniecrafter said...

I do like to have quick recipes for those times that there is a lot going on

Lowcarb team member said...

REPLY TO Jeanie who said...
Hmmm. Wonder how many cups of ham that comes out to. We're having ham for Easter -- that would be a good dish for leftovers!


Hello Jeanie
There is a guide 'Ham – Cup Measurements'
which you can find using this link:-

https://www.cookitsimply.com/measurements/cups/ham/

All the best Jan

Teresa said...

Seguro que está muy bueno. Besos.

Back2OurSmallCorner said...

A delicious comforting meal. Thank you for sharing x

William Kendall said...

My mother occasionally made something like this.