Sugar Mountain Casserole–sliced potatoes and cubes of ham in a creamy parmesan sauce made fast with your Instant Pot.
Sugar Mountain Casserole
Today’s recipe is comfort food! It reminds me of a ham chowder without the soup-y part. Ham and potatoes in a creamy white sauce is going to be a family favorite. Greg told me I was a culinary genius as he was eating this dinner. Haha. If only he knew. I am just a lady with her Instant Pot and a few basics under my belt. Then this morning Skyler was eating the leftovers for breakfast. Oh man. That kid. Hope your family loves this dinner as much as we did!
Recipe adapted from Sugar Mountain Potatoes on Harps Foods.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Red potatoes–or Yukon gold potatoes
- Butter
- Shallot–or onion
- Garlic–I use my garlic press*
- Flour–I used all purpose
- Heavy cream
- Milk
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Chives–I used freeze dried chives
- Ham cubes–or smoked sausage
- Parmesan cheese–or gruyere
Steps
Pour 1 ½ cups water into bottom of Instant Pot. Scatter potatoes into a steamer basket (try not to stack directly on top of each other). Place the steamer basket into the Instant Pot.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting and remove the lid.
Move steamer basket out of the pot and set aside. Discard the water and dry out the pot.
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the shallot and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic.
Sprinkle in the flour and whisk it in. Very slowly whisk in the cream and milk, stirring as you go. Stir in the salt, pepper, chives and ham. Once the sauce has thickened turn off Instant Pot.
Stir in the parmesan cheese. Fold in the potatoes.
Salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve as a main dish or as a side dish. Serve alongside some dinner rolls and a spinach salad.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- I used my silicone steamer basket* to cook the potatoes.
- I love using these knives* for my everything when I cook!
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with shallot are Winter Cabin Casserole and Chicken Georgia.
- Try stirring in some cooked broccoli, sweet corn, green beans or asparagus into the final product for a one pot meal.
- Instead of ham you can also use cubed smoked sausage. I like using beef smoked sausage best.
Did you know you can filter the recipes on my website to search by meat type, IP or Crockpot, low carb, gluten free, etc.? Use the filter to find exactly what you are looking for.
Sugar Mountain Casserole
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Sliced potatoes and cubes of ham in a creamy parmesan sauce made fast with your Instant Pot!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds red potatoes, sliced into quarter inch rounds
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup minced shallot
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp chives
- 8 ounces ham cubes
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pour 1 ½ cups water into bottom of Instant Pot. Scatter potatoes into a steamer basket (try not to stack directly on top of each other). Place the steamer basket into the Instant Pot.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting and remove the lid.
- Move steamer basket out of the pot and set aside. Discard the water and dry out the pot.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the shallot and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic.
- Sprinkle in the flour and whisk it in. Very slowly whisk in the cream and milk, stirring as you go. Stir in the salt, pepper, chives and ham. Once the sauce has thickened turn off Instant Pot.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese. Fold in the potatoes.
- Salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Potatoes
- Method: Instant Pot
More Instant Pot recipes with ham…
Instant Pot Cheesy Ham Chowder
A creamy, comforting soup that is chock full of ham, potatoes, carrots and corn. A perfect dinner for a fall or winter evening.
Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup
Ham and bean soup is a classic after-holiday recipe, using up leftover ham and bones. But it can be made any time with the use of ham steak purchased from the grocery store.
Instant Pot Mother’s Ham Casserole
Ham and potatoes in a creamy, cheesy sauce with a hint of spice from green chiles and pepper jack cheese.
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can I make this in my crockpot since I don’t have a instant pot how come I see recipe for instant pot when nobody has instant pot
Oh my gosh this is amazing!! The sauce gets so creamy and melts into the potatoes, which get softer the more they soak in. I subbed ham cubes for bacon and it really reminded me of a baked potato soup! So delicious and easy to make!
Yes, totally on the baked potato soup! I get that
Can’t wait to try it
ditto
Enjoy Nancy!