Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

This casserole can be prepped ahead of time making it easy to get on the table for dinner
Scalloped Potato and Ham Recipe

By Mark Hinds | Updated January 28, 2025

This Scalloped Potatoes and Ham recipe is true comfort food. Warm and creamy, this recipe has a light scattering of cheddar cheese to bring everything together.

I serve these scalloped potatoes with salad and some green veggies to counter its richness.

Often times I prep the casserole the night before and bake it first thing in the morning, so all it needs is to be reheated before dinner. My kids wake up with a tantalizing smell that makes them think about the dinner they will have after a long day of school. Comforting thoughts as they head out the door.

Sunday nights when I was a kid my Mom always made a big dinner. She set the table with her fine china, linen napkins, and invited my Grandpa to join us.

The menu usually included something that wouldnโ€™t be cooked on a normal weeknight, a beef roast, roasted chicken, or a ham. Early the next week, we ate the leftovers.

Scalloped Potatoes with cheese
Add a little cheese on the top layer, so it browns nicely at the end

This scalloped potatoes recipe is one of those leftover meals. I remember smelling it cook, my mouth-watering, and thinking about how the leftover meal was almost always better than the big Sunday meal it came from.

This is a casserole recipe I make often, even when I donโ€™t have leftover ham and end up using a good quality store-bought ham steak instead.

Try serving these potatoes with a nice salad topped with a homemade vinaigrette or Sauteed Rainbow Chard.

Scalloped Potato and Ham Recipe

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

4.3 from 6 votes
This Scalloped Potatoes and Ham recipe is true comfort food. Warm and creamy, this recipe has a light scattering of cheddar cheese to bring everything together. I serve these scalloped potatoes with salad and some green veggies to counter its richness. Often times I prep the casserole the night before and bake it first thing in the morning, so all it needs is to be reheated before dinner. My kids wake up with a tantalizing smell that makes them think about the dinner they will have after a long day of school. Comforting thoughts as they head out the door. Sunday nights when I was a kid my Mom always made a big dinner. She set the table with her fine china, linen napkins, and invited my Grandpa to join us. The menu usually included something that wouldnโ€™t be cooked on a normal weeknight, a beef roast, roasted chicken, or a ham. Early the next week, we ate the leftovers. This scalloped potatoes and ham recipe is one of those leftover meals. I remember smelling it cook, my mouth watering, and thinking about how the leftover meal was almost always better than the big Sunday meal it came from. This is a recipe I make often, even when I donโ€™t have leftover ham and end up using a good quality store bought ham steak instead. Try serving these potatoes with a nice salad topped with a homemade vinaigrette or Sauteed Rainbow Chard.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 large russet potatoes, scrubbed
  • 3 tbsp white onion, diced
  • 1 to 2 lbs leftover ham or ham steak
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 cups whole milk or cream

Instructions 

  • Peel the potatoes and slice them into 1/4 inch slices. Dice the onion and cut the ham into bite-sized pieces.
  • In a 2-quart gratin pan, layer the ingredients starting with a layer of overlapping sliced potatoes, top with 1 tbsp diced onions, sprinkled over the potatoes, followed by a layer of ham slices, 1 tbsp of flour and a 1/4 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Repeat the layering process three or more times until all the ingredients are used up.
  • Pour 2 cups of whole milk or heavy cream over the top.
  • Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1 hour in a 350โ„‰ oven. Remove the foil for the last 1/2 hour of baking, so the cheese browns. Donโ€™t worry that there isnโ€™t any salt or pepper in this recipe, the ham and cheddar add all the seasoning the dish needs.
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Nutrition
Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1027mg | Potassium: 936mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 8.5mg | Calcium: 218mg | Iron: 2.1mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate based on available ingredients and preparation.

Mark is an experienced food writer, recipe developer, and photographer who is also Umamiโ€™s publisher and CEO. A passionate cook who loves to cook for friends, he can often be found in the kitchen or by the grill testing new recipes.

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  1. Susan Millhorn

    I had 2 potatoes so I add 3 carrots diced and pepper and onoins.and the ham of course instead of cheddar I used munster
    Made it a complete meal!

    1. Mark Hinds

      Sounds tasty

  2. Katie McCoid

    I can’t wait to try this!