Your Easter or spring feast may play to a much smaller crowd this year, but that’s no reason it shouldn’t be special. In fact, we’ve heard from many of you that additional time at home has given you an opportunity to get back to cooking and to try out new recipes. We’d like to help. Read on for ideas on how to create a dinner everyone will love, whether you prepare it for the holiday or wait until your extended family and friends can be back together again.
Honey Glazed Ham
EntertainingIngredients
| 1 | HORMEL® CURE 81® Bone-In Spiral Half Ham |
| 3 | cups water, divided |
| 1 | cup firmly packed brown sugar |
| 4 | teaspoons cornstarch |
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. In shallow roasting pan, place ham. In large saucepan, stir together glaze packet contents, 2 cups water and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved.
Meanwhile, in bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup water and cornstarch. Add to brown sugar mixture. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour half of glaze over ham.
Bake 1 hour, basting every 10 to 15 minutes. If roasting pan seems to be getting too dry, add small amount of water. Turn oven off; let ham stand in oven 20 minutes.
Remove ham from pan; let rest. Remove excess drippings from roasting pan. Add drippings to remaining half of glaze. Reheat glaze; serve with ham.
Peanut Butter Nests
EntertainingIngredients
| ½ | cup sugar |
| ½ | cup light corn syrup |
| ¾ | cup SKIPPY® creamy peanut butter |
| 4 | cups chow mein noodles |
| Egg-shaped candies |
Directions
In large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and syrup. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to bubble. Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
Place chow mein noodles in large bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture over noodles, stirring to coat.
Shape mixture into 12 nests. Place on waxed paper to cool. Decorate as desired.
Strawberry Bacon Salad
Easy MealsIngredients
| 6 | slices HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® double smoked bacon |
| 3 | cups mixed baby greens |
| 3 | cups chopped Romaine lettuce leaves |
| 1½ | cups sliced strawberries |
| 4 | ounces bleu cheese crumbles |
| ½ | cup toasted chopped pecans |
| Balsamic vinaigrette |
Directions
Cook bacon according to package directions. Cool and crumble.
In large bowl, toss together mixed greens and next 4 ingredients. Drizzle with desired amount of Balsamic vinaigrette.