What is a nice side dish with ham?

[Cindy B]

Having a party for DH, and am having a maple brown sugar cure sprial ham as the main dish...

The sides so far are potato casserole and green salad!

ACCK! I need help! What else?


This is for 21 people (17 adults 4 kids)

and for this Saturday!

 

[wvjules]

Sweet potatoes.

 

[ratsrule]

green eggs

 

[SeaShelley]

I've always liked scalloped potatoes with my ham!

 

[CyranoJones]

Scalloped potatoes have always been our traditional side dish to go along with baked ham.

 

[Planogirl]

How about deviled eggs and stuffed celery? We usually have potato salad but that may be a bit too heavy on the potatoes.

 

[Pam]

I'm partial to yams and scalloped potatoes.

Pam

 

[gina2000]

broccoli is nice

green beans

asparagus


Actually, any bright green veggie to go along with the colors....

 

[kidzmom3]

my mother always served macaroni and cheese with ham. It's yummy!

 

[sha_lyn]

apple sauce or pear salad, Sweet potatoes, green beans broccolli or Spinach casserole.

 

[wovenwonder]

green beans almondine
and parslied potatoes

 

[Deb in IA]

Green bean cassarole with those crunchy fried onions on top.

 

[nanalisa]

How about glazed baby carrots? That would add a nice color to your plate. Sometimes I have broccoli casserole with ham too. I like Planogirls idea of deviled eggs and stuffed celery. Maybe a big relish tray that included items that they could also add to their salad.

Anyone else getting hungry?

 

[Jeafl]

I have a fantastic recipe for pineapple stuffing. It's got white bread cubes, crushed pineapple, butter, a little sugar and eggs I think. If you want, I could dig it out. It's very easy and everyone always loves it.

 

[Dodie]

Since you already have a potato dish, how about green bean casserole. You know - the kind you make at Easter and Thanksgiving with cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions... YUMMY with ham!!

 

[browneyes]

Green beans, potatoes of some kind, mac-n-cheese, rolls, and applesauce.

 

[piratesmate]

Traditional sides (for LARGE group meals) with baked ham here are: scalloped potatoes, chunky applesauce, green bean casserole, corn pudding & "green junk". That last one is a jello salad with pineapple, cream cheese, marshmallows & maraschino cherries. . . it never had a real name that I know of.

For large groups I like to serve a relish tray with celery, olives, pickles & spiced apple rings. We also like broccoli salad - the one with bacon & raisins in it. Recently, though, I used the one from the Beach Club with cranberries & think I'll use those now instead of regular raisins!

Deb

 

[piratesmate]

ratsrule

green eggs

LOL

Sha_lyn - How about sharing your pear salad recipe? That sounds really good!

Nanalisa - Your broccoli casserole sounds interesting, too. DS (21)likes his broccoli disguised, though DD (11) eats it plain. Care to share?

Deb

 

[Cindy B]

Thanks for all the suggestions...

Green bean casserole sounds good, and easy...

We usually eat our vegetable plain/steamed so this would be a different way to do it...


We are having a pumpkin/bourbon vanilla cake as well... (I'm not making that, ordered it!)

 

[Cindy B]

Ok and sweet potato casserole,any one have a good easy recipe on that, or would that be too many potatos?

Thanks!