Our creamy ham and noodle casserole is a great way to use leftover ham. It’s a pasta-bake with diced ham and lots of cheese. This simple one-dish dinner idea is sure to please your whole crew!

Ham Noodle Bake Recipe

I was recently searching for a good recipe for a leftover ham casserole when I stumbled upon a cheesy dinner idea in one of my old Amish cookbooks.

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After making a few changes, I came up with this easy casserole with pasta and ham that my husband and kids really enjoyed.

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cheesy casserole with diced ham and egg noodles

How to Make Leftover Ham Casserole

To make this delicious ham and noodle casserole, begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13×9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Next, in a large saucepan cook noodles according to package directions to al dente. Be sure to add salt to the water! Drain egg noodles and return to the pan.

Stir in the ham, chicken soup, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, and the pepper; stir well.

Finally, transfer the creamy noodle mixture to the 13×9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the 2 cups cheese over the top.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Yes, this is one of those old-fashioned casserole recipes that utilize condensed Campell’s Cream of Chicken Soup. If you love easy, down-home casseroles, don’t miss my classic green bean casserole.

I realize that these condensed soups are not really in fashion in today’s world—and I get it—but I still think that they offer a really simple way to bring tasty casseroles to the table for regular folks.

It’s me. I am regular folks!

Homemade Substitute Cream of Chicken Soup

If you’d prefer to substitute, here’s my homemade cream of chicken soup.

Just melt 3 tablespoons of quality butter (I love Kerrygold) in a saucepan over medium-low heat. When melted, whisk in 1 tablespoon of flour until smooth.

Next, whisk in 1/2 cup of chicken broth and 1/2 cup of whole milk.

Whisking constantly, bring to a gentle boil until it thickens. Add your salt and pepper to desired taste, and you’ve got the homemade equivalent of 1 can of condensed soup.

I hope you enjoy this old-fashioned ham and noodle casserole as much as my family does!

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Ingredients

1 12oz. bag wide egg noodles
3 cups full cooked diced ham
1 10 ½ oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup (or scroll up for my homemade version)
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ cups milk
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Fresh parsley optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13×9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large saucepan cook noodles according to package directions to al dente. Drain noodles and return to the pan. Stir in the ham, chicken soup, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, and the pepper; stir well.
Transfer the mixture to the 13×9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the 2 cups cheese over the top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with fresh parsley, optional.

Notes

I used diced ham when shooting this recipe, but any leftover holiday ham would also be great.

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Nutrition

Nutrition values are estimates, sourced from an online nutrition calculator. This information should never be considered a substitute for medical advice. Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Course: Casseroles

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy ham and pasta casserole, easy casserole, egg noodle casserole with ham, ham and noodle casserole, ham noodle bake

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45 Comments

Karen Hubert-Pellerin says:

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Thank you for this great recipe!! I used it as a guideline for a Kitchen Cleanout Casserole. Dry fusilli cooked in chicken stock that I reserved to make the cream of chicken sauce recipe that you provided. Fried up 2 slices of diced bacon added a few cups of diced ham, one container of fresh white mushrooms sliced, some diced yellow & orange peppers, 2 yellow onions and some fresh spinach – chopped. Mixed this in with the noodles, added the homemade cream of chicken with added salt, pepper, garlic powder and italian seasoning + a cup of sour cream. Added a cup each of grated marble and pizza mozzarella to the top & baked for 25 minutes at 350 as directed. My family had multiple helpings and my daughter is taking it in a thermos for lunch tomorrow. Thank you! 💗

Teri says:

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Made this for supper tonight. My husband is a casserole lover. It was very delicious. I will definitely make it again. Was very easy to put together , I’m not usually a measuring kinda gal so some ingredients were just dumped in. very yummy! Thank you for sharing.

Stella Hansen says:

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The second time I made this I added some frozen peas and carrots and used jalapeño shredded Monterey Jack cheese and it turned out delicious!

Sabina says:

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I have made this a few times I add green chili to spice it up a little. This is a really good recipe!