Amish Ham Casserole

Whenever I show my friends something I've made,

they almost always ask me,

"How do you find the time for sewing?"

There are a lot of answers to that question.

The most truthful answer is that 

I can't NOT sew!

One of the other reasons I have time to sew

is that I have some great recipes for dinner

that don't really require a lot of

hands-on time.

Today I'm going to share one with you!

It's called Amish Ham Casserole,

and my family loves it for dinner.

My sister Susie, of Susie's Sunroom,

first gave me a similar recipe that used Swiss cheese,

bacon, and frozen hashbrown potatoes.

{She made it for brunch, and it was fabulous!}

I've adapted it into this version,
which I like to make for dinner.  My family loves it!

{BONUS:  It's a gluten-free recipe! Just check the labels, to be sure.}

Here's what you need...

Notice the convenience of these items...

I almost always make extra baked potatoes, 

so I can have this casserole for dinner the next day.  

{Someday I'll share my way of making the best-ever baked potatoes!}

I buy a 1-lb. package of diced ham...just right for this recipe.

I almost always have the other items on hand...

cottage cheese, eggs and shredded cheese.

Also an onion...only this time, I was all out of onions!

{That's okay...no one noticed!}

It only takes a few minutes to dice the potatoes 

and stir everything all together in my big giant mixing bowl.

I can make it ahead of time, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate it...

and that gives me lots of sewing time!

{To make cleanup easy, I spray my oval baking dish with cooking spray.

That dish can go in the dishwasher after dinner!}

My hungry family was kind of annoyed when I stopped

them from cutting into this dinnertime goodness

while I got a few photos of it!

{I hope you appreciate it!}

Amish Ham Casserole

1 lb ham, cubed

1 med onion, chopped - optional

6 eggs

2 or 3 baked potatoes, diced into chunks*

2  cups shredded Cheddar and Colby Jack cheese

1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese

*If you  don't have baked potatoes, 

you can substitute 4 cups of frozen shredded hash browns, thawed.

Combine the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. 

Transfer to a greased 13 in x 9  in baking dish.  

Bake , uncovered , at 350 degrees F for 35- 40 min or until set and bubbly.  Let stand for 10 min. before cutting.

Sometime try taking it along for a potluck or a brunch,

in one of Aunt Ellie's Casserole Carriers!