Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham by Kooking w/Kim

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Kooking w/Kim

Night-shift worker fueled by 5-hour energy and blind confidence. Not a pro chef—just trying simple new recipes and hoping for the best. I enter the kitchen fearless and leave with chaos (and sometimes burnt food)… but hey, we eat.

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Thin potato slices, cubed ham, and mild cheddar are layered in a 9×13 dish with a cheese sauce before baking. Optional chopped onions and an optional five-minute broil give this potato and ham bake a couple of built-in choices without changing the main layering process.

Watch How to Make It

The recipe calls for a covered bake first, followed by more oven time without the foil. It uses a sauce made on the stovetop, then finishes the full dish in the oven.

A close-up of a golden-brown baked casserole in a glass dish, with visible browned cheese and diced pieces of meat throughout the surface.

Ingredients You'll Need

The potatoes are sliced super thin, while the ham is cubed before it goes into the dish. Mild cheddar can be used from a block or already shredded, and it is added to the sauce with milk, chicken broth, onion powder, and pepper.

Butter and flour form the base of the sauce. Chopped onions are optional and are cooked in the butter before the flour is added when using them.

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How To Make It

Preheat oven. Slice potatoes super thin.

Shredded cheese. Melt butter.

Add

onions (if using) cook a few minutes / Add flour to butter: Stir frequently for 2-3min. Add: Milk, water, onion powder and pepper and cheese. Stir on low heat until cheese is melted.

Layer 9×13 dish with 1/2 of the potatoes, 1/2 the ham and half cheese sauce. Then repeat. Cover with foil bake 35min.

A woman with red hair pours a yellow sauce over sliced potatoes in a glass baking dish in a kitchen.

Remove foil bake another 30min. Broil for 5 min (optional). Repeat.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add onions to Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham?

Yes. Small chopped onions are optional. If using them, add them to the melted butter and cook for a few minutes before adding the flour.

How should I layer the potatoes, ham, and cheese sauce?

Layer a 9x13 dish with half of the potatoes, half of the ham, and half of the cheese sauce. Then repeat the layers.

Do I need to cover the dish while baking?

Yes. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 35 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes.

Is broiling the scalloped potatoes required?

No. Broiling for 5 minutes is optional.

Wrapping Up

This layered potato and ham dish uses the same sauce across both rounds of the pan.

Recipe created by Kooking W/Kim for Trust Me Try It.