Healthy Ham and Potato Casserole

5 from 1 vote

Healthy Ham and Potato Casserole is a low calorie casserole made with frozen shredded potatoes for ease loaded with broccoli and topped with a creamy cheese sauce! A delicious main-dish or side dish.

Prep Time20

Cook Time35

Total Time55

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: servings

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Megan Olson

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Avocado Oil
1 cup Yellow Onion diced
2 cups Broccoli Florets frozen and thawed
2 1/2 cups Ham cooked and diced
1 lb Shredded Potatoes frozen
1/3 cup Gluten Free Flour for substitutions read the blog post
3 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk or milk of choice
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
2 Green Onions diced

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Prepare a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Bring a large skillet to medium heat, add the oil, onion and broccoli florets. Cook for 5 minutes until the veggies are slightly tender.
Reduce the temperature to low then add the flour tossing with the veggies. Next add the milk a ½ cup at a time stirring as you go. Add in the salt, pepper, thyme and garlic powder. Increase the heat to medium-high and let it come to a boil for 2 minutes uncovered. The mixture should thicken.
Turn off the heat then add the frozen potatoes, ham and cottage cheese stirring the ingredients together. Transfer the contents from the skillet to the prepared baking pan then top with the cheddar cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes then turn the broiler to high for 3 minutes to brown the top.
Remove from the oven and serve topped with sliced green onions for garnish.

Notes

Recipe makes 6 servings. 1/6 of the recipe equals one serving or about 1 1/4 cups.
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