Ham and Cheese Macaroni Bake with Peas

September 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm (Main Dish)
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Source:  Cooking Light March 2008

Yield

8 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)

Ingredients

  • 1  pound  uncooked medium elbow macaroni
  • 1 1/2  cups  chopped lean ham
  • 1 1/2  cups  frozen peas
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/2  cup  finely chopped onion
  • 3  cups  2% reduced-fat milk
  • 1  cup  (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat extrasharp cheddar cheese
  • 1  cup  (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
  • 3/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper
  • 2  (1-ounce) slices white bread
  • 2  tablespoons  butter, melted

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Cook pasta in boiling water 6 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain. Combine pasta, ham, and peas in a large bowl.

3. Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add milk; bring to simmer. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses, salt, and peppers. Pour cheese mixture over pasta mixture; stir to coat. Spoon pasta mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

4. Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 1/4 cups. Combine breadcrumbs and butter in a bowl. Arrange breadcrumb mixture evenly over pasta mixture. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 470 (29% from fat)
Fat: 15.1g (sat 8.5g,mono 4.4g,poly 1.1g)
Protein: 27g
Carbohydrate: 56.1g
Fiber: 3.1g
Cholesterol: 54mg
Iron: 2.8mg
Sodium: 771mg
Calcium: 393mg

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Brown Sugar and Spice-Crusted Ham

September 26, 2009 at 3:39 pm (Main Dish)
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Source:  Cooking Light March 2008

Yield

22 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces)

Ingredients

  • 2  tablespoons  brown sugar
  • 1  teaspoon  ground coriander
  • 1  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  • 3/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground allspice
  • 1  (5-pound) bone-in 33%-less-sodium smoked, fully cooked ham half
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4  cup  honey
  • 1  tablespoon  fresh orange juice

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first 6 ingredients. Trim fat and rind from ham. Rub ham evenly with sugar mixture. Place ham on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Cover loosely with foil. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

3. Combine honey and juice in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Remove foil from ham; brush honey mixture over ham. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 140°. Transfer ham to a platter; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 169 (39% from fat)
Fat: 7.3g (sat 2.4g,mono 3.5g,poly 0.9g)
Protein: 19.6g
Carbohydrate: 4.9g
Fiber: 0.1g
Cholesterol: 51mg
Iron: 1.3mg
Sodium: 850mg
Calcium: 11mg

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Ham with Bourbon-Peach Glaze

September 26, 2009 at 3:27 pm (Main Dish)
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Source:  Cooking Light November 2008

For a pretty presentation, garnish the platter with orange slices, cranberries, fresh bay leaves, and parsley.

Yield

28 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces meat)

Ingredients

  • 2/3  cup  peach preserves
  • 1/4  cup  bourbon
  • 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/2  teaspoon  ground ginger
  • 1/2  teaspoon  ground coriander
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1  (7 1/2-pound) 33%-less-sodium smoked, fully cooked ham half
  • 20  whole cloves
  • Cooking spray
  • 1  cup  water

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325°.

2. Combine preserves and bourbon in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Stir in cumin, ginger, coriander, and pepper. Cool slightly.

3. Trim fat and rind from ham. Score outside of ham in a diamond pattern; stud with cloves. Place ham on the rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Pour 1 cup water into pan; place rack in pan. Brush ham with 1/4 cup preserves mixture. Bake at 325° for 2 hours or until a thermometer registers 140°, basting ham with remaining preserves mixture every 30 minutes. Transfer ham to a platter; let stand 15 minutes. Discard cloves before serving.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 143 (38% from fat)
Fat: 6.1g (sat 2g,mono 2.9g,poly 0.7g)
Protein: 14.2g
Carbohydrate: 7.1g
Fiber: 0.0g
Cholesterol: 51mg
Iron: 0.8mg
Sodium: 871mg
Calcium: 1mg

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Mini Frittatas with Ham and Cheese

January 4, 2009 at 10:24 pm (Breakfast/Brunch)
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Source:  Cooking Light, December 2001
Servings:  8 (3 frittatas/serving)

We made these for our New Year’s Eve party, and they taste great warm or at room temperature.   A frittata is like an omelet you cook in the oven, or a quiche with no crust.
They are also just fine without onion, which we left out since Julia was coming over, and also are fine without chives, which I couldn’t find at the Farmer’s Market.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

2/3 cup chopped ham

1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (where are these in the Farmer’s Market? the frittatas taste fine without them)

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

4 large egg whites

1 large egg

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.  Add onion, saute 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.  Add ham; saute 3 minutes.  Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.  Combine remaining ingregients in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.  Add ham mixture, stirring with a whisk.  Spoon mixture into 24 minuature muffin cups coated with cooking spray.  Bake for 20 minutes or until set.

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