Cheesy Hashbrown Ham Casserole is ideal for breakfast, lunch or even dinner (and you can substitute the meat with chicken etc !) – Most versatile recipe !
One of the biggest bonuses of a recipe is versatility. Cheesy Hashbrown Ham Casserole can be served for breakfast, brunch, lunch or even dinner.
The ham could be replaced with chicken, ground beef or just about any other kind of meat. I have made the casserole with chicken and ground beef, but our favorite meat addition is ham.
You can use leftover ham, thickly sliced ham from the deli or as I sometimes do – canned ham !
Yes, I said canned ham, but then again I only buy one brand of canned meats, which have been around longer than I have and is a brand I grew up with. Therefore, it is really your own choice which ham to use.
I know there are frozen grated potatoes available and that will be fine to use. But I never buy the frozen types as we only get it from a factory store, which is not that close to us.
And grating a few potatoes are really not that difficult or even time consuming.
Steps 2 and 3 can be done ahead of time if you want to serve the casserole for breakfast.
Do the frying the night before, store in a sealed container and the next morning all that’s needed is some whisking, mixing and the casserole is ready to go into the oven.
More Casserole recipes you might like:
- Amish Chicken Casserole
- Quick Pasta Casserole
- Creamy Tuna Corn Casserole
- Shrimp and Mushroom Casserole
- Creamy Ham Casserole
Cheesy Hashbrown Ham Casserole
Cheesy Hashbrown Ham Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 cups Potatoes grated and moisture squeezed out
- 2 TB Vegetable Oil divided
- 1 cup Ham cooked and cubed
- 1 Onion halved and thinly sliced
- 2 Extra-Large Eggs
- 1 cup Fresh Cream (double cream/whipping cream)
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese grated
- ¼ cup Flour
- 2 Spring Onions chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg C (400 deg F) – spray a large 20 x 30cm ( 8 x 12 inch ) oven dish with cooking oil
- Heat 1 tablespoon Oil in a large skillet – fry the grated Potatoes in batches, 3 minutes per batch – drain on paper towels and keep aside
- Using a separate skillet, heat the remaining Oil and fry the Ham until starting to brown – add the Onion and stir-fry another 5 minutes until Onions are golden – remove from heat and cool slightly
- n a large mixing bowl, beat together the Eggs and Cream, season with Salt and Pepper – add 3/4 of the Cheddar and Flour – stirring well
- Add the Potatoes and Ham/Onions (to the Egg mixture) – stir and transfer to the prepared oven dish – sprinkle over the remaining Cheese – bake uncovered for 40 – 45 minutes or until cooked through
Remove from the oven – sprinkle with Spring Onions and serve.
Billie Jackson
Saturday 3rd of December 2016
Just pinned this from a friend. Glad to discover you!!!
Linda Nortje
Sunday 4th of December 2016
Thank you for pinning, Billie ! Welcome to WITH A BLAST and enjoy the posts :-)
Unknown
Friday 20th of November 2015
Sounds yummy, going to make this soon! I was wondering if I can substitute 2% milk or half'n'half for the cream?
Linda Nortje
Saturday 21st of November 2015
I am sure half n half would work just fine in this recipe, but 2% milk might make the casserole a bit watery - hope this helps ! (replying here as your e-mail is not attached to your comment)
Evelyn Osborn
Wednesday 18th of November 2015
I am so sad to say I have never made a Hashbrown Casserole and I need to correct that! LOL Love the addition of ham to yours! YUM!!
Cristina Bassitt
Wednesday 18th of November 2015
There seems to be a step missing. You mix together the eggs, cream, cheese and flour, but it doesn't mention when it gets added to the casserole? Is it mixed together with the ham and potatoes? Is it poured over the potato mixture after that's added to the casserole dish? Do you put the eggs first, then layer the potatoes?
Cristina Bassitt
Thursday 19th of November 2015
Thanks, that's much clearer!
Linda Nortje
Wednesday 18th of November 2015
Christina, step 5 can only be added to step 4. I have made a note in brackets, step 5, to make it a little clearer. Hope you enjoy the recipe ! (replying here as your e-mail is not attached to your comment)
Jamie Sherman
Tuesday 17th of November 2015
I love how versatile this is! I'll have to make this when Elijah is home for Thanksgiving!