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17 Creative Ways to Use Up Leftover Ham

From hearty soups to savory fried rice, these 17 delicious leftover ham recipes transform your Easter ham into exciting new meals.

17 Creative Ways to Use Up Leftover Ham

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From split pea soup to ham fried rice, these 17 mouthwatering leftover ham recipes are the ideal way to make the most of those smoky Easter leftovers.

If you’re fortunate enough to have leftover ham after Easter (this happens to be one of my go-to recipes), then you’re just a bite away from spring pastas, soups, fried rice, and more. Of course, it takes serious willpower not to give in to our primal instincts and nibble the remaining ham straight off the bone—the porky goodness is simply too irresistible.

Baked hams are a festive staple. Since we usually prepare them for holidays and special occasions, they aren’t something we enjoy every day. When we do have them, we know there’s a treasure trove of tasty ideas for reinventing that ham.

From classic split pea soup made in a pressure cooker to an elevated grilled cheese, these second-act leftover ideas are so delicious they’ll give your holiday ham dinner serious competition.

So let’s dive in, shall we?

Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham from Skinnytaste

One Pot Ham and Pea Pasta from Salt and Lavender

White Bean and Ham Soup from Simply Recipes

Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole from FoodieCrush

BBQ Hawaiian Pizza from Nutmeg Nanny

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes with Ham from Love Grows Wild

Leftover Gammon (Ham) and Pea Pasta Bake from Simply Delicious

Ham Salad Sandwiches from FoodieCrush

Instant Pot Ham Hock and Bean Soup from Simply Happy Foodie

Potato Fried Rice from Omnivore’s Cookbook

Asparagus, Ham and Kale Frittata from Kitchen Confidante

Ham and Gruyere Grilled Cheese with Sweet Pea Spread from The Modern Proper

Cheese and Ham Pancakes from RecipeTin Eats

Creamy Ham and Potato Soup from Gimme Some Oven

Paleo Ham Tacos from The Lovely Drawer

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Soup from Cotter Crunch

Ham and Swiss Sliders from Culinary Hill

THIS RECIPE ROUNDUP WAS CURATED AND WRITTEN BY FOODIECRUSH CONTRIBUTOR HAYLEY PUTNAM OF SEVEN DAY WEEKEND. FOLLOW HER FOODIE TASTES AND OTHER FLIGHTS OF FANCY ON PINTEREST AND INSTAGRAM.

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