Quarantine Casseroles – Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe #StayHome #ShelterinPlace

This Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe is really good. My food writer Kari said that she, her husband and their kids loved it! As I have made similar dishes in the past, I believe it! There is just something so ridiculously easy about cooking with rice and broth over the stove – and you can easily substitute chicken or turkey for the ham in this recipe if that is all you have in the kitchen!

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Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

This is such a great recipe to make after holidays, or when you want to use up some random things leftover in your fridge at the end of the week! While this recipe is more a side dish, if you want to double the rice the rice and broth, this Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe will serve more as a meal. As-is, this is more like a side dish for a family of 4. 

The rice is the “standard” rice that takes 15 minutes to cook vs instant rice that cooks in 5. 

Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

I was so happy with the Broccoli Ham Casserole Recipe that I shared with you guys last month – I mean, it came out really yummy! So, I wanted to share more casserole style meals.

With everyone running out of groceries, stores being out of stock for so many items – oh, we are talking about staples like eggs, butter, meats, etc – not just toilet paper and disinfecting wipes! – and let us be honest as well, many people are struggling financially and food resources are limited…it’s time to go through our pantries or kitchen cabinets and get creative at mealtime!

Where Can I Find The Recipe Card?

If you’d rather skip all of my cooking tips, important information for this recipe, and similar recipe ideas – and get straight to the Broccoli Ham Casserole Recipe, just scroll right on down to the bottom, where I have a printable recipe card for you.

Can This Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe Be Made Ahead of Time?

You can totally make this Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe ahead of time and just reheat it. I wouldn’t recommend freezing it, though! This easy dinner recipe is a simple one to make in advance for dinner and tastes just as good when reheated. 

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This Quarantine Meals: Broccoli Ham Casserole Recipe is super versatile and can be easily made with whatever you have in your freezer and kitchen cabinets.  

While trying to spend more time working on the blog during this total nightmare of a COVID19 outbreak, I have been trying to update old recipes, such as this Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Soup Recipe.

This Kitchen Sink Cake Mix Cookie recipe is delicious and so fun! It’s perfect for making during the quarantine because you can use up any old baking bits in the kitchen pantry…all those odds and ends in those half used bags that you haven’t thrown out? Use them up and make something super fun!

Ingredients Needed to Make Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

To make this easy dinner recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 3/4 cup white rice
• 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped ham
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• chopped fresh parsley, optional for serving

Keep in mind, all of the ingredient amounts you’ll need are in the printable recipe card at the end of the post. 

How to Make This Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

Add oil, onion and garlic in a skillet and mix well. Heat over medium low heat until onions are translucent. 

Add rice broth, ham and oregano and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to simmer and cover.

Cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed.

Stir in half of the cheese.

Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and cover until melted, about 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, if desired, before serving. 

Can You Use Canned Ham in this recipe?

Of course you can use canned ham – I know that many of us are really struggling to find the cuts of meat we preferred in our -pre CoronaVirus times, and we gotta do what we gotta do! You can use canned ham, but I would not recommend it. While it is definitely easy, canned ham is super salty, and ham is salty enough as it is. 

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Quarantine Casseroles – Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

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Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 3/4 cup white rice
• 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped ham
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• chopped fresh parsley optional for serving

Instructions

1. Add oil, onion and garlic in a skillet and mix well. Heat over medium low heat until onions are translucent.
2. Add rice broth, ham and oregano and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover.
3. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed.
4. Stir in half of the cheese.
5. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and cover until melted, about 1-2 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, if desired, before serving.

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Quarantine Casseroles – Ham Cheese and Rice Skillet Recipe