This creamy, old fashioned comfort food is perfect for busy weeknights.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- The creamy sauce and potatoes are so comforting, and the ham adds a delicious smoky flavor.
- This recipe is the perfect way to use up leftover ham from holiday meals and make it into a different main dish.
- This easy scalloped potato recipe is a hit with little kids, big kids, and adults!
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients for slow cooker scalloped potatoes and ham. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
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🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Layer ⅓ of the potatoes, half the onion, and half of the ham in the bottom of the crock pot.
- Repeat layers until you run out ingredients ending with the last third of the potatoes.
- Whisk evaporated milk, and cream of soup together and season to taste.
- Pour the soup mixture over the potatoes and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve as is or top with a little grated cheese.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
Store leftover scalloped potatoes and ham in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheat leftovers in a casserole dish in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, or in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
📖 Variations
- Add more flavor to your sauce by mixing in a teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup can be used in place of the cream of celery soup.
- Make this into a cheesy potato recipe by using cheddar cheese soup instead of the cream of celery soup or adding grated cheese to each layer.
- Add some spice to this crock pot scalloped potatoes and ham recipe by sprinkling in crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.
- Instead of evaporated milk you can use regular milk, but the evaporated milk really does add a rich texture to this casserole.
- Change the flavor of this dish by using different cheeses, like pepper jack, mozzarella or your favorite cheese.
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: If you use thin skinned red potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes you don't have to peel them. Just wash well and slice thinly.
- Try to keep your potato slices as even as possible so that they cook at the same time.
- Make slicing the potatoes easy by using a mandolin if you have one.
- Be sure to spray your crock pot with nonstick cooking spray for easy clean up.
- This is one of my favorite leftover ham recipes, and is a great way to use up ham slices from a holiday meal.
- Cooking time can vary based on your slow cooker, make sure the potatoes are tender before serving.
- If you are using a knife to cut your potatoes make sure that it very sharp so that you can get even slices.
- Use freshly shredded cheese from a block instead of pre-shredded so that the cheese melts well.
👩🍳 FAQs
Yes, you can put raw potatoes in a slow cooker. They cook slowly and turn out perfectly tender.
It depends on the type of potatoes that you use. If you are using a potato with a thin skin like red or Yukon gold potatoes, then you don't need to peel. However, if you are using a thick skin potato like Idaho or russets you will want to peel them.
Scalloped potatoes are made with a white sauce that is cream based. Au gratin potatoes have a cheese sauce and often have ham or bacon pieces in them.
📚 Related recipes
- Slow Cooker Smoked Sausage and Potatoes is an easy slow cooker meal that the entire family will enjoy.
- If you are looking for a hearty and comforting slow cooker recipe, then give this Cajun Slow Cooker Pot Roast recipe a try!
- Crockpot Ranch Chicken is my favorite weeknight crockpot recipe.
- You may also like these classic au Gratin Potatoes.
- This slow cooker beef stew with onion soup mix is SO tender and full of flavor!
- This creamy asparagus casserole takes just 30 minutes. It's a great place to use up leftover ham, too.
🍽️ Serve with...
- This Marinated Green Bean Salad is an easy recipe that is full of fresh flavors and pairs well with this meal.
- Broccoli Cauliflower Salad is a wonderful recipe that doesn't require cooking, and makes for an easy side dish on busy nights.
- Lemon Icebox Pie is a great comfort food that brings back childhood memories from time spent in Grandma's Kitchen.
📞 The last word
Scalloped potatoes are one of my favorite side dishes - and they're even better when you add ham! It's the perfect way to use up leftover ham and works as a main dish or a side dish.
I like to sprinkle cheese on top but you can leave them plain if you like.
If you're looking for a delicious side dish to this meal definitely take a look at this Swedish Limpa with just a hint of orange flavor.
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Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes, peeled
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 pound ham, diced
- 10.75 ounces condensed cream of celery soup
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, optional
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Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with no-stick cooking spray.
- Slice the potatoes into thin slices.
- Put about ⅓ of the potatoes in the bottom of the crockpot.
- Top with half the onion.
- Top that with half the ham.
- Repeat layers.
- End with the last of the potatoes.
- Whisk the evaporated milk and cream of celery soup together in a medium bowl.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the mixture over the potatoes.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- 30 minutes before serving remove the cover, top with the cheese if desired, and replace the cover.
Notes
- Try to keep your potato slices as even as possible so that they cook at the same time.
- Make slicing the potatoes easy, by using a mandolin if you have one.
- Be sure to spray your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray to easy clean up.
- This is one of my favorite leftover ham recipes, and is a great way to use up ham slices from a holiday meal.
- Cooking time can vary based on your slow cooker, make sure the potatoes are tender before serving.
- If you are using a knife to cut your potatoes make sure that it very sharp so that you can get even slices.
- Use freshly shredded cheese from a block instead of pre-shredded so that the cheese melts well.
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