Ham and Guacamole Sandwhiches

I was at a loss for lunch today.  So I hopped on Allrecipes.com and searched for ingredients in my fridge and pantry.  I found this little bit of lunch heaven.

 Cream Cheese Spread, softened


 honey and mustard

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

45 calorie whole wheat bread (toasted, if desired)

leafy green lettuce leaves

tomato slices

honey ham slices Or Turkey

prepared guacamole

Dash crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

1.In a small bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth. Gradually stir in mustard and honey until smooth and well blended. stir in pepper. Spread 1 tablespoon mixture on each slice of bread. Top each with a lettuce leaf, 2 tomato slices and 3 slices of ham.


2.Spread 1-1/2 Tbsp. prepared guacamole onto each of the remaining slice of bread; sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if desired, place guacamole side down on the ham. Serve immediately.

 
Oh, my goodness it has a lot of flavor.  I don't think my kids would love it, but the adults over here sure did!

Ham and Cheese Braid

This is a great way to use up leftover ham!

1 loaf bread dough (you can use frozen)

1/4 cup softened butter (I use less)

1 tbsp. ranch dressing mix (dry packet)

8 ounces thinly sliced ham or 1 1/2 cups chopped ham

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Roll bread dough onto a greased 12-by-17-inch cookie sheet. Combine butter and ranch dressing mix, spread mixture evenly over dough (reserve 1 tbsp of mixture to top braid). To make the braid, cut 1-inch wide strips along both of the long edges of the cookie sheet. The strips should be 1-inch wide by 4 inches long: this will leave a 4-inch rectangle strip in the center for the filling. Layer ham and cheese down the center of the rectangle. Starting at one end, pick up one of the strips and lay over the filling. Alternate on each side to form a criss-cross pattern. Brush the top with remaining butter mixture. Let rise for 25 minutes and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top and bottom.

Leftover Ham- Casserole

So we needed to use up our ham from Sunday.
this is basically Funeral Potatoes with Ham


I shredded up about 2 cups of ham
Added 1 bag of shredded hashbrowns
1 family size can of Cream of Chicken
1 Tbs dried onion
1/2 - 1 cup of sour cream
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Topping: Crumbled up Rice Chex in melted butter

350 till bubbly and starting to turn golden brown

Bagel Sandwiches

1 Plain Bagel
cream cheese (aka Schmear LOL)
2-4 slices of deli ham

You get how to build it, right? Then nuke it till it hot (in my microwave that's about 30 seconds.)

Mmmmmm..... and easy.

Marinated Ham Steaks

1/2 c. ginger ale

1/2 c. orange juice

1/4 c. packed brown sugar

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 1/2 tsps. white vinegar

1 tsp. ground mustard

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

1/8 tsp. ground cloves

4 individual boneless fully cooked ham steaks (about 5 ounces each)

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first eight ingredients.  Add ham steaks; seal bag and turn to coat.  Refrigerate for 8 hours overnight.  (I would recommend marinating overnight)

Heat grill to medium heat.  Drain and discard marinade.  Grill ham, covered, over indirect medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until heated through.

So easy and delicious!  My kids gobble this up like crazy!  It is one of my favorite recipes to make in the summer.