Leftover Ham

The other night I cooked a fairly large ham. Which meant I had leftover ham to contend with for several days. Okay, I still have left over ham. Sigh.

I spent plenty of time trying to figure out a way to make something out of the leftover ham. I went to Google and did a search. I found a lot of recipes that gave me ideas. None of the recipes were what I ended up making. Let's face it. The use of leftovers is very dependent upon what one has in their pantry.

I found a box that had various types of pasta in it. From bowties to elbow macaroni, all those little bits and pieces that were tossed into one box because there wasn't enough left of any one kind to do anything with it. All those odd pieces combined were enough for my leftover ham.

After cooking them in boiling water, I drained them and added a jar of alfredo sauce to them. Next I tossed in some chopped ham.

But wait, there's more. I got some asparagus from the freezer and chopped it into about one inch chunks. I mixed that into the pan with the pasta, sauce and ham. Then I poured all of it into an 8X10 glass pan for the oven. I sprinkled various bags of shredded cheese on top of the mixture. Then I baked it until it was bubbly and the cheese was melted.

I used some shredded cheddar and shredded Parmesan cheese.

Not only is this a great way to use leftover ham, once the cheese has melted if you're not sure when the rest of the crew will be ready to eat, you turn the oven as low as it will go and let it heat until you're ready to serve it to your hungry family.

What are some of your favorite ways to use your leftover meats?