One of my favorite dishes is this one. When I was a child, my mother, Lucy Wahnsiedler, used to cook this. I adore the flavor of the spread, and it works great in sandwiches or as a cracker spread. Simply put, it is excellent!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 14 |
| Yield: | 14 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 pounds smoked ham, cut into chunks
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cubed
Instructions
- Place ham into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and boil ham gently for 15 minutes. Drain and allow ham to cool.
- Place ham into a food processor and pulse several times to grind the meat to your desired texture.
- Stir tomato sauce, tapioca, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce in a large saucepan over low heat; melt cheese food in the tomato sauce mixture and stir all ingredients smoothly together. Do not allow to simmer.
- Combine melted cheese food mixture with ground ham in a large bowl; stir thoroughly. Chill before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 357 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 1784 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious spread! Halved the recipe, just to check if I’d like it. Well, it’s a keeper. Thanks for sharing.