Ham Bake

This is a fabulous dinner to make with left over Easter ham!  Personally, our family doesn't eat ham, so feel free to substiture chicken, turkey, or beef (such as roast or steak).  This is one of our kids all time favorites because of the fun wagon wheel noodles!!

1 1/2 c diced cooked ham (or any other meat of your choice)
2 Tbs chopped onion
1/8 tsp tarragon
2 Tbs butter
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 c water
2 c cooked noodles (look for Wagon Wheels noodles, otherwise, use your favorite)
1 c cooked french style greenbeans
2 Tbs fine dried bread crumbs (you can use seasoned or non, totally up to your family)
1 small minced garlic clove
Chedder Cheese

In a saucepan, brown ham & onion with tarragon in 1 Tbs butter till tender.  Stir in soup, water, cooked noodles, and green beans.
Pour into a 1 qt casserole dish. 
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Stir. 
Meanwhile, lightly brown crumbs with garlic in 1 Tbs butter.  Sprinkle on casserole & bake for 5 more minutes.

***You can add 1-2 c shredded chedder cheese to soup to add richness

We triple this & use a lasagna pan for our family, the left overs, if you get any, are fantastic the next day!!

Smoked Turkey Panini

We used left over turkey my hubby smoked (if you don't have a smoker, get one, they are awesome. Meat is cooked in less time, has fantastic flavor, & is healthier for you!), however, you can certainly use lunch meat if that is what you have. You can also use any cheese you like, or turkey bacon in place of reg. Its all up to you!!

Thick sliced bread (we actually purchased a loaf of the cheesy bread from Panera)
Sliced Smoked Turkey
Sliced Cheese of Choice (we used sharp)
Cooked Bacon (we used ave. of 3 slices per sandwich)
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 T honey
1 t tarragon (use any herb you like, we are particular to tarragon)

Mix mayo, mustard, honey & tarragon together in a small bowl. Spread a nice amount on one slice of bread, top w/cheese, bacon, turkey & the top bread of your sandwich.
Spray your panini grill w/pam, place in sandwiches (we fit two at a time), press & let cook. I'm not sure how long it took, no more then 5 min, just take a peek after 3 & cook till bread is grilled to your preferred color.
No Panini grill? No problem...place sandwiches on sprayed cookie sheet, top w/another heavy duty sheet & press down before tossing into the oven at 375. This will take longer & may not press the sandwiches as much, but the idea is there & it will be just as yummy!

Serve alone w/chips or pair w/your favorite soup. We used betty crocker's cream of broccoli soup to round out our dinner...great way to get kids to eat broccoli even when they are not fans!!