DH took down a quarter of a ham off the bone for dinner tonight.
What to do with it? He's working till 9 so I'm running solo with LO and will have about 45 minutes to prep & cook.
In my fridge I have potatoes, yams, carrots, celery, spinach, spring mix, onions, various cheese, milk, few tomatoes. In my pantry I have the usual staples like rice, risotto, beans, orzo, spaghetti, etc.
Help!
pear / 1998 posts
Soup? Lots of veggies, beans, broth. I actually just made a ham soup on Sunday with orzo.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I was just going to suggest fried rice as well...or quiche, with ham and cheese?
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Baked spaghetti? Dice the ham, add other veggies you'd want, put a ton of cheese on top and bake?
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: @autumnlove: @looch: mmm I wonder if I can stretch the ham to do all 3! hahaha The only problem with fried rice is my rice cooker takes a good 45 minutes to cook rice and fried rice is always better with leftover rice.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@snowjewelz: good idea! But we just had spaghetti on Saturday and LO had it for lunch yesterday. So I think she's a little Spaghetti'd out. LOL
I think I'm going to do soup and quiche for tonight. That way I can freeze the extra quiche for breakfasts! And if there's enough ham I'll do fried rice tomorrow since I'll be flying solo again and will likely be late due to work.
Thanks ladies!
@TemperanceBrennan: how long do you simmer it for given that the ham is already cooked. And do you pre-cook the orzo a bit separately before putting into the soup since it soaks up so much liquid. I actually have a bunch of pork stock in the freezer I can use too! LOL
pear / 1998 posts
@locavore_mama: This is probably what I would make (which is really close to the recipe I used on Sunday. I also added mushrooms and cabbage):
I would saute carrots, celery, and onions, maybe some garlic, in a soup pot with olive oil for 5ish minutes.
Add the ham, maybe some spinach or spring mix, and some herb/spices for another 3 minutes to heat the ham, wilt the spinach, and make the spices aromatic. I use Herbes de Provence a lot, or rosemary, thyme, or oregano would be good too.
Then I would add beans (one can), a carton of chicken broth (maybe 4 cups) and any dried pasta you have. I did not pre-cook the orzo and the soup was definately more of a stew, but it didn't soak up too much of the broth. I simmered the soup for 15 minutes and added salt and pepper to taste.
Hopefully you can use up a ton of your produce!
watermelon / 14206 posts
Ham salad...my gramma used to make it. It's like chicken salad, but with ham.
pomegranate / 3809 posts
Potato and ham casserole! http://southernfood.about.com/od/scallopedpotatoes/r/bl30204v.htm
apricot / 355 posts
I add green onions and black pepper, but we love these and they do great in the freezer. http://weelicious.com/2010/09/20/ham-cheese-muffins/
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@TemperanceBrennan: thanks for the soup suggestion! It came out delicious!
My ham actually had a bone so I cut that out and let it simmer while I was doing prep. Then added a quart of pork stock I had made previously and frozen. I used celery, carrots, onions, garlic. I had no beans actually so I added one white and one sweet potato and some leftover Kale. Some fresh thyme and just a pinch of garlic salt & pepper. It came out delicious, fragrant and hearty!
@looch: also made ham, spinach & cheese quiche!
grapefruit / 4903 posts
Those sound awesome! I missed this the first time and clicked in to suggest soup and quiche!
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