‘The Pioneer Woman’ Star Ree Drummond’s Christmas Ham Leftover Recipes

Don’t let an abundance of Christmas ham in the refrigerator drive you to eat ham sandwiches for a week.

Try one of these three creative and delicious recipes from The Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond to make the most of your leftover holiday ham.

Drummond’s Scalloped Potatoes and Ham will serve a crowd

This easy-to-prepare recipe calls for butter, onions, flour, half-and-half, milk, russet potatoes, diced cooked ham, Monterey Jack cheese, and fresh parsley. On her Pioneer Woman website, the Food Network personality writes that it’s “one of my—but most definitely my kids’—favorite way to use up leftover ham.”

Reviewers on Food Network’s (FN) site overwhelmingly agreed, saying, “Amazing! Huge hit with the family. A great way to use leftover ham. I used cheddar and only had skim milk. Came out great!!! Will definitely make again.” Another home cook said, “I made this recipe to use up leftover ham and potatoes. It was a total success.”

Find this recipe and reviews at FN’s site.

Ree Drummond’s Cheesy Ham and Egg Hand Pies

This recipe comes together extra quickly and needs just a handful of ingredients. You’ll need eggs, chives, diced ham, the shredded cheese of your preference, a box of puffed pastry, and poppy seeds. The result is a pretty breakfast (or really, anytime) sandwich that tastes as great as it looks.

Drummond’s fans who tried this dish loved it, but many passed on the poppy seeds.

“A big hit for brunch! Didn’t have poppy seeds, so substituted za’atar and everyone loved them,” one reviewer said on Food Network’s site.

Another completely omitted the seeds, saying of the sandwich: “It was fabulous!”

Get this recipe, reviews, and video at FN’s site.

‘The Pioneer Woman’ star’s Individual Ham Casseroles are great now or later

Drummond says on Food Network’s site of this recipe, “These casseroles freeze beautifully! Just flash-freeze them on a baking sheet, then transfer to plastic zipper bags. Thaw and reheat in the microwave when you’re ready to serve.”

While the mother of four recommends ham, cheddar, bell pepper, chili powder, and onions in these egg casseroles, you can customize them to your liking with the addition of any vegetables you enjoy, as reviewers noted.

“Easy to make and tasty! I used red pepper and rosemary ham; next time I will increase the salt, pepper and chili powder. I will also sprinkle grated parmesan on the top of the egg mixture when I put them in the oven,” one home cook said.

While another fan said they “added mushroom and it turned out great. I will be making this all the time for our busy work week mornings! I baked it for 30 minutes to fully cook. Perfect recipe!”

You can find the recipe, reviews, and video on FN’s site.