{"id":63015,"date":"2024-11-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyleecooks.com\/?p=63015"},"modified":"2024-11-16T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:17:23","slug":"crockpot-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kyleecooks.com\/crockpot-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Ham (with Oven Instructions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crockpot Ham is the perfect centerpiece for your table! With a sweet and tangy glaze, this holiday ham is easy to make and cooked to perfection in the crockpot or oven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfect for big gatherings or special family dinners, this is sure to be a crowd favorite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want Turkey too? Use this recipe for Slow Cooker Turkey Breast<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-step photos and instructions are below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooking a holiday ham is actually easier than you might think, and with a few simple steps, you’ll have a showstopper main dish on your table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use this easy crock pot ham recipe to keep my oven free for other things that I’m making for a big holiday meal. Since it’s very much a dump and run kind of recipe, it frees up my brain too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you are making a ham for a big holiday (like Easter Dinner, Thanksgiving or Christmas), or you found ham on sale and want make a yummy brown sugar ham on a random Tuesday, throwing a ham in the crock pot is the way to go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save the ham bone, and make Crockpot 15 bean soup<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What kind of ham to buy<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Grab yourself a spiral cut, bone in ham from the grocery store and get rid of all the packaging. If you can’t find a spiral cut ham, no worries. Just get what you can. If yours is not cut, score the surface of the ham in a diamond pattern. This helps the flavor seep into the meat and makes it look pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How much ham to make per person?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re serving a lot of side dishes, you can plan for less ham per person, but a good rule of thumb is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 people<\/td>4.5-6 pounds bone in ham
(or 2-3 pounds boneless ham)<\/td><\/tr>
12 people<\/td>9-12 pounds bone in ham
(or 4-6 pounds boneless ham)<\/td><\/tr>
20 people<\/td>15-20 pounds bone in ham
(or 2-3 pounds boneless ham)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Leftover ham recipes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use leftover ham up in Ham Tetrazzini<\/a><\/strong>, make Ham and Cheese Pasta<\/strong><\/a>, or in Baked Hawaiian Sliders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Adding glaze<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I ditch the powdered glaze packets found in a lot of the hams sold in grocery stores, and make my own homemade sauce. My ingredients are minimal! Just orange juice, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, a little mustard and some cloves and rosemary are are you’ll need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Cooking the ham<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because most grocery stores sell fully cooked ham, you are literally warming it up and keeping it warm. We’re adding the glaze to really make it taste even better than it already does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a chance, basting the ham with juices from the crockpot every hour or so is a great way to keep it juicy and tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have written both slow cooker and oven instructions to make this super easy for you. See the recipe card at the bottom of the post<\/p>\n\n\n

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