No Shit Potato and Ham Bake

No Shit Scalloped Potatoes with Sliced Ham

Another really simple recipe and very few ingredients, a very filling supper.  This can be easily improvised with whatever you have on hand.  This was the perfect amount for the two of us, there is only a large spoonful leftover.  Of course scalloped potatoes would be better from scratch, but given the price of milk and cheese, the pre-boxed route was much more affordable.

1 Russet Potato, peeled, quartered and par boiled (boiled until still firm on the inside)

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1/4 cup dried Parmesan cheese

1/2 lbs. sliced lunch meat, in this case, ham

pepper and a dash of cayenne if you like

I doubt you will need salt, this was pretty salty, low sodium soup or half a can and half sour cream would have made it less salty.

This is approximately $6.00 worth of ingredients from Aldi (discount grocery store)

I took this picture before I quartered and boiled the potato.

 I let the potato cool to room temperature before slicing it.

 Following the directions on the box of scalloped potatoes I boiled 2 cups of water in the microwave and added to the potatoes, both from the box and the fresh one.  Then I added the sliced ham (which I leave stacked up and chop into 1 inch "squares" or you know, smaller pieces), and the Parmesan cheese, the powdered cheese mix and the pepper.  I was originally going to add onions, but I was feeling a little lazy.

 I baked it at 450 degrees (that's what the box said) for about 35 minutes, then I let it rest and cool for about 20 more minutes.

It was delicious and filling, Hubby had 2 servings :)