Easter has come and gone, but a ton of food remains! Try this leftover ham pizza to curb your appetite for something new!
Hi everyone! My name is Kacey and I am here today from my food blog, The Cookie Writer, to share with you something special just for Andi’s readers! I am so happy to be a contributor here at The Weary Chef, and I hope you love this leftover ham pizza as much as my family did.
After the holidays we often see a ton of leftover food. It is no wonder seeing as everyone brings something to the table (and prepares a dinner-sized portion of each item)! In our family, it is not uncommon to see a lot of ham hanging around. It is a cheap, versatile meat that speaks to many. Personally, I think ham is great in split pea soup, but we wanted to take it a step further this time around. Seeing as I do not eat meat myself, it was only my husband and daughter trying to devour a 6.5 lb ham themselves. What was I to do with the herb crusted ham in the slow cooker after so many days of eating the same meal?! Well, my friends, say hello to this easy, leftover ham pizza!
I prefer making everything homemade (which includes the sauce and dough,) but I know many do not have the time for that. That’s why this recipe is so awesome! Store-bought pizza sauce and pizza dough work perfectly here, and all that is left for you to do is slice up your ham, a large onion, and some mozzarella cheese! Talk about quick and easy!
You can easily get creative with your toppings. While our leftover ham pizza only contained onions, I think a mix of bright peppers and mushrooms would work perfectly here. Basically when I make pizza, I like to clean out my fridge with any veggies that are needing to be used up :) Who doesn’t love a new way to use up leftovers?! Oh! If you decide to go with store-bought dough to save time, remember to follow their instructions accordingly (but it really shouldn’t be too different than what I have listed.) I would love to have a pizza stone on hand, but my pizza pan works perfectly for our pizza nights :)
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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- 2 cups leftover ham chopped
- 1 batch pizza dough (store bought or homemade)
- cup pizza sauce (store bought or homemade)
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella sliced
- 1 large onion sliced
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- Preheat oven to 475F. Lightly dust your counter-top in flour.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out your pizza dough until desired size and thickness is reached. Carefully transfer to pizza pan and adjust accordingly.
- Spread your sauce to about 1-inch from the edge of the pizza dough. That uncovered part will be your crust. Evenly spread out the ham and onion. Finish off with mozzarella cheese.
- Place into oven and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until mozzarella cheese is nicely browned and crust is golden.
- Allow to cool slightly before cutting!
You can click these links for Kacey's homemade sauce and pizza dough recipes!
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Pizza is alway my go-to dish after the holidays. Love this use for ham because after Easter I’m always swimming in leftovers!
I need every, single slice!
This could definitely become my favorite way to use up leftover ham! My kids would devour this for sure!
Yum! I think we are going to be freezing some of our ham leftovers (since we’ve been eating them for days)…this may have to go on the menu in a week or two when I am ready for more ham! It looks delicious!
Haha, I hear you! I think my husband is going to leave me if I make another ham recipe!
Now that’s how to use some leftover ham!
What an great idea for using up leftover ham, Kacey! We eat pizza once a week and are always changing it up so that we don’t get bored…and I just happen to have a bunch of leftover ham hanging out in the fridge. Guess what’s going on the pizzas this week? ;)
Thanks, Heather!! Pizza day is never a bad thing :)