Main Dishes
Ham and Asparagus Casserole
Ham and Asparagus Casserole is an ultra creamy pasta casserole with alfredo sauce, cheese, and a Ritz cracker topping. Leftover
- Serves 8
- Prep 20 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes


Leftover Ham Recipe
This comforting casserole is a great way to use up leftover Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas ham. You will need about 2 cups of diced ham, but can get away with using as little as 1 cup. You can also use store-bought ham for this recipe if you don’t have leftovers.
Use A Jar Of Alfredo Sauce
Jarred Alfredo Sauce is used as the sauce for this creamy casserole. You will need about 22 ounces, which is about one and a half jars of alfredo sauce.

How To Make Ham and Asparagus Casserole
(More detailed instructions below.)
- Cook the pasta and drain.
- Saute the onion, carrots, and asparagus in butter.
- Mix together the ingredients. Stir together the pasta, asparagus mixture, peas, ham, alfredo sauce, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and mozzarella cheese.
- Add topping and bake 30 minutes.

Variations
- Use broccoli in place of asparagus.
- Make a homemade alfredo sauce if you wish. You will need about 2 1/2 cups.
- Add a third of a cup of finely shredded Parmesan cheese for more flavor.
- Use any type of pasta. Cavatappi is my favorite but penne, elbow, or shells work well.
- The peas can be left out if you don’t like them.
- Use turkey instead of ham.

How To Serve
I love to serve this pasta casserole with a garden salad with Creamy Italian Dressing or Creamy Balsamic Dressing.
How To Store
This casserole will keep for 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The recipe makes a large amount so expect to have leftovers.

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Recipe
Ham and Asparagus Casserole
Ham and Asparagus Casserole is an ultra creamy pasta casserole with alfredo sauce, cheese, and a Ritz cracker topping.
- Serves 8
- Prep 20 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked cavatappi pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup diced carrot
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 pound asparagus, (tough ends discarded and cut into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 cup frozen peas, (thawed)
- 2 cups diced ham
- 22 ounces Alfredo sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Topping
- 1 cup coarsely crushed Ritz crackers
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- 2
Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Set aside.
- 3
Melt butter in a large skillet. Add carrot, onion, and asparagus and cook for 4 minutes.
- 4
In a large bowl stir together pasta, carrot mixture, peas, ham, alfredo sauce, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and mozzarella cheese.
- 5
Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- 6
In a small bowl stir together cracker crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle on top of casserole.
- 7
Bake 30 minutes.
Notes
Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands of products used. Not to be used for specific dietary needs.
Equipment
- 9×13-inch baking dish
- Large Skillet
Nutrition
- Calories417 kcal
- Carbohydrates32 g
- Protein17 g
- Fat25 g
- Saturated Fat12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat6 g
- Trans Fat0.3 g
- Cholesterol93 mg
- Sodium1250 mg
- Potassium272 mg
- Fiber4 g
- Sugar6 g
- Vitamin A2192 IU
- Vitamin C12 mg
- Calcium112 mg
- Iron2 mg







