20 Of Grandmas Favorite Ham and Sides You’ll Want to Pass Down

Ham recipes have always been a major player in Grandma's recipe book, and they always seem to satisfy everyone. We've always loved the delicious recipes she made with ham, so we've collected 20 of them in this collection of her ham recipes and side dishes. Mix and match these recipes to create a hearty dinner, with favorites like cheesy scalloped potatoes, honey mustard-glazed ham, balsamic green beans, and more.

Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968)

Two slices of bread topped with melting butter on a plate with a green-checkered cloth in the background, making for a mouthwatering side dish. — Grandma'S Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968). Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's Surprise Onion Soup Bread (1968) is your new favorite bread. The cheesy onion flavor tastes amazing and the aroma while bread is baking is heavenly.
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Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

mouthwatering cheesy scalloped potatoes, featuring a serving spoon lifting a portion, is placed on a checkered cloth—an irresistible addition to any side dishes spread. — Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are a simple dish with sliced potatoes, onions and cheese baked in the most flavorful, creamy cheese sauce ever! It's perfect for family dinners but also a holiday favorite.
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Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions

Plate of glazed sweet potatoes with caramelized onions, garnished with chopped fresh herbs, next to a green and white striped cloth—a perfect addition to your mouthwatering sides dishes. — Balsamic Roasted Carrots With Onions. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for Sweet Balsamic Roasted Carrots and Onions is so easy and super delicious! The flavors blend perfectly together!
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Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls

A buttered bun with the top half slightly lifted, showing a generous spread of butter on the inside. This mouthwatering recipe sits on a white, textured plate, ready to accompany your favorite beef dishes. — Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

These Homemade Soft Fluffy Dinner Rolls are my grandma's yeast or crusty bread roll recipe, and the best super soft, light, dinner rolls ever!
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Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole

A wooden spoon holding a portion of baked casserole with visible sweet corn, cheese, and sprinkled herbs is the perfect addition to your vegetable sides, enhancing any meal with its vibrant flavors. — Slow Cooker Mexican Street Corn Casserole. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Mexican street corn casserole is so good and so easy. This slow cooker corn casserole, also called elote corn casserole, is the perfect side.
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Grandma's Honey Glazed Onions

Cooked pearl onions with herbs in a skillet, scooped with a wooden spoon for an easy vegetable side. — Grandma's Honey Glazed Onions. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grandma's Honey Glazed Pearl Onions recipe is a delicious side dish that's so easy to prepare. The honey glaze adds a nice balance to the pearl onions. It only takes a few ingredients to make these honey glazed onions.
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Baked Honey Mustard Glazed Ham Recipe

Baked Honey Mustard Ham on a serving plate. — Baked Honey Mustard Glazed Ham Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Honey mustard glazed ham is sweet, tangy, and undeniably good. The honey mustard ham glaze adds a flavor that everyone will love.
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The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots

Close-up of mouthwatering glazed carrots garnished with chopped parsley, perfect as a side dish to complement your beef entrée. — The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas

The Best Baked Honey Maple Carrots are a definite favorite around here. The right amount of flavor and seasoning make this recipe a definite keeper!
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Easy Ham Sauce

A ladle is pouring thick gravy with visible chunks into a white bowl, creating a rich, flavorful sauce. — Easy Ham Sauce. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This sweet and savory Ham Sauce is the perfect addition to any ham recipe. It’s simple and great served on sandwiches, with holiday ham, or any time you like!
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Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob

Three buttered and seasoned ears of mouthwatering corn on the cob are placed in a white dish, making them the perfect side dish for any meal. — Slow Cooker Corn On The Cob. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This recipe for buttery and sweet Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob is a great way to make a delicious corn side dish. It’s full of flavor without any work!
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Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers

Close-up of a cheesy corn casserole topped with bread crumbs, served on a white plate—perfect for pairing with other vegetable sides like carrots and beans. — Scalloped Corn Casserole With Ritz Crackers. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

This creamy scalloped corn casserole with a buttery Ritz cracker topping requires just a few ingredients and comes together quickly. Scalloped Corn Casserole with Ritz Crackers is a side everyone will enjoy.
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Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole

A close-up of a fork holding a mouthwatering bite of cheesy potato casserole, garnished with chopped green onions and bits of bacon – the perfect addition to your side dishes spread. — Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Our Supreme Mashed Potato Casserole is truly amazing! Filled with cheeses, bacon, crispy fried onions, flavored sour cream dip and more!
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Quick And Easy Balsamic Green Beans

A close-up image of a plate of sautéed green beans garnished with chopped garlic, perfect as vegetable sides. — Quick And Easy Balsamic Green Beans. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Sweet Garlic Balsamic Green Beans recipe is made with fresh green beans that are sauteed to perfection! It's the perfect answer to a quick and easy side for all types of meals.
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Baked Garlic Butter Carrots

Roasted carrots seasoned with herbs and garlic, a perfect vegetable side dish in a white plate. — Baked Garlic Butter Carrots. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Garlic Butter Carrots are easy and delicious, roasted at 350 degrees, cut or sliced in your favorite shape or using baby carrots, this dish doesn't disappoint.
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Bourbon Glazed Ham

This Bourbon Glazed Ham is savory and sweet with a hint of warmth from the bourbon. Cinnamon and clove give it that distinct holiday flavor that just makes everything feel a little more special. It’s the perfect star for a holiday spread.
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Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts

These Slow Cooker Brussels Sprouts are zesty and flavorful. If you are searching for the perfect Brussels sprouts recipe, this one is easy and delicious.
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Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole With Sliced Potatoes Recipe

A dish full of cheesy potatoes. — Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole With Sliced Potatoes Recipe. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

Easy cheesy potato casserole is the ultimate comfort food with real potatoes, bacon, onions and cheese! A sliced potato casserole the whole family will love.
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Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks

A forkful of collard greens mixed with pieces of smoked meat takes the spotlight against a background of blurred golden-fried side dishes. — Southern Collard Greens Ham Hocks. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

Collard Greens with ham hocks are tender and savory. This southern style side dish is a crowd pleaser and simple to make.
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Jalapeno Creamed Corn (Crock Pot)

A close-up of creamy corn salad with green onions and jalapeños in a white dish.

This Crock Pot Jalapeno Creamed Corn is a cheesy and spicy version of the classic side. It also includes salty bacon for the ultimate sweet and savory flavor.
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Sautéed Cauliflower (Sauteed Cauliflower)

Close-up of a colorful cauliflower side dish with mixed purple, orange, and white florets, seasoned and cooked in a pan. — Sautéed Cauliflower (Sauteed Cauliflower). Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Sautéed cauliflower is easy and full of flavor. This cauliflower sauté recipe uses truffle oil and truffle salt to create the best sauteed cauliflower recipe.
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