Easy Ham and Noodles

This was delicious. I substituted cream of asparagus soup, added sautéed onions, used shredded Mexican cheese mix. Covered with foil when baking. Perfection!

After reading reviews, I think I can help the people that said it had no flavor. The trick is in the ham. If you have a dried up Honey Roast ham, no broth/gel from baking the ham, then no, this is not likely to have much flavor. I have leftovers from a bone in shank ham that I had boiled for ham and green beans last week. The refrigerated pieces had a little fat, and the broth had jellied from being cooked bone in. The ham was juicy and fall apart tender. I added the ham pieces and the broth and it has loads of salty, savory ham flavor! Try ham shanks bKed or boiled. So much flavor.

I made it. It was surprisingly better than I expected. What I did differently: Sauteed scallion whites, some mushrooms in a bit of butter. Mixed everything else in the pan I sauteed the scallions and mushrooms in, added some chili flakes and mixed again. Put in some left over pepper cheese in spaces on top, sprinkled some Panko on top and popped in the oven. It is delicious and flavorful. Yum!

Good way to use left over ham. Used what was in pantry: cream of chicken, celery seed, shredded cheddar, with crushed chips on top. Covered with foil first 25 minutes, and crisped the top under broiler last few minutes. Tastes good. Salt and pepper to taste.

I love this dish. My family & I have made it for years. While it's good with cream of mushroom soup it's better with cream of chicken.

Best comfort food ever. I skipped the soup and milk and just used the Cream Soup Base recipe from this site, to which I added a teaspoonful of garlic powder. Instead of cheddar I just used two slices of American, which I melted in with the cream soup. Could probably skip the cheese altogether next time, or else add a lot more for a more macNcheesy taste. Used elbow macaroni and added a carrot and some dried parsley. Excellent recipe and so easy to modify. Next time I'll add some frozen corn or peas or something too, there was plenty of sauce. UPDATE: Made this again, scaled to 6 servings. I left the ham at 1 cup, and used a combination of mozzarella, cheddar, and cream cheese. Added a dollop of honey dijon mustard too. Came out creamy and yummy! Also sprinkled some bread crumbs on top, but it didn't add much to the flavor so I don't think I need to do it next time.