Ham & Cheese Ziti Recipe

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2013 by m_davidson75

We really enjoyed this recipe. I too had to use yellow cheddar. It's a shame that in the South it is nearly impossible to find :( I would certainly make this again. Thanks!

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2013 by daisey5

Could not find white chedder so used yellow. I also used fresh spinach. It was very good.

Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2012 by jane428

Very good and easy no left overs!

Reviewed on May. 30, 2012 by LibbiPeach

Hubby likes anything with ham in it, so this was a winner with him despite the added spinach. I love the spinach tho and loved the entire recipe. Thanks ToH for another great recipe !

Reviewed on May. 28, 2012 by martha4136

My family did not like it at all. Very bland, needs more seasonings.

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2012 by anselr

This recipe was really excellent. The white cheddar came in a 10 oz. block, so I just used the entire block and increased all the other sauce ingredients by an extra fourth as well and it turned out to be the perfect amount of sauce for all the pasta. I substituted broccoli for the spinach and threw a dash of nutmeg into the sauce. I think just about any vegetable could be substituted for the spinach - peas, carrots, etc. The whole family loved it!

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2012 by Mrs_T

This will be my go-to recipe for leftover ham from here on out. I tried this last night and we loved it. So easy, but delicious! I also used yellow cheddar. And, because I try to eat gluten-free, I just substituted gluten-free all-purpose flour in the sauce and I used a corn rigatoni rather than regular pasta. It worked out perfectly!

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2012 by iamcarrie@aol.com

I made this tonight and liked it. I did make a few changes as suggested by previous reviewers. I only used about 1/2 of the pasta. For the pasta, I used Barilla Plus elbows to add a little fiber. I, too, used broccoli instead of spinach. I had fresh broccoli and I let it cook about 2 minutes with the pasta. I also reduced the ham to 2 cups since I had reduced the pasta. I don't think there would have been enough sauce if I had used more pasta and ham. I did not have Parmesan cheese, but I did have Pecorino-Romano and I used that. It added a nice flavor that I think Parmesan would have also done. I also used yellow cheddar and it was fine. Because there is so much white sauce, the cheese did not color it too much. I had just a little more than what would fit in an 8" square pan. My pan was not very deep, though, so it might have all fit in a deeper pan the same size. A good comfort food dish!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2011 by schlpic

I loved this cream sauce! We substituted broccoli for the spinach, a 1/2 box of penne pasta for the ziti, and velveeta for the shredded cheese and put this in the crock pot. Just before serving, we topped it with some shredded cheedar cheese in the rectangular style crock pot and served when it had melted. The leftover ham was a brown sugar spiral baked ham--delicious!

Reviewed on May. 16, 2011 by jaxwilso8

This was excellent! We ate half and I froze the second half for the week after. It was really good!

Reviewed on May. 03, 2011 by CookingRUs

I made half the recipe, but used the whole box of chopped spinach. The taste was still good; there just wasn't quite enough sauce.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2011 by wagrob

Used a little less pasta than recipe called for and would add a second box of spinach next time. But still a great and easy dish.

Reviewed on May. 01, 2011 by sbhkc90

Although we liked this next time I would only make 8 ounces of the ziti. It would not be as much and stretch the sauce out.

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by dcnbrown

We loved it!!

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by mpatterson

This was a great use of leftover ham. I substituted 2 cups of Swiss for the cheeses and also used broccoli. My family like it!

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2011 by walkbal@aol.com

This was great. Lots of calories, but very much worth it. I couldn't find white cheddar either, but used this new triple cheddar shred I found and it was great. Next time I am going to try it with broccoli in place of the spinach.

Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2011 by webesmiley

Easy to put together and tastes great! I'm not usually one for cream sauces, but I like this one. Used penne rigate as I didn't have any ziti on hand-worked fine.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by roach921

I made this recipe the other night, and it was a hit. Where I live, white cheddar isn't an option, so I had to use yellow. I also topped it with seasoned bread crumbs in the last 5 minutes of baking. It was really good.

Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2011 by drumminmomma

Great quick recipe. My family loved it, even our 16 month old devoured it.

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by marstel

Just made it andit taste awesome. Only change I made it with swiss chard I had in the freezer and I did not have white cheddar cheese so I used the yellow.