SLOW-COOKED HAM

Entertaining doesn’t get much easier than when you serve this tasty ham from the slow cooker. It comes together with just a few ingredients, plus the leftovers are delicious in casseroles!

—Heather Spring, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX

Prep: 5 min. • Cook: 6 hours • Makes: 20 servings

• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground mustard
• 1 tsp. prepared horseradish
• 2 Tbsp. plus ¼ cup cola, divided
• 1 fully cooked boneless ham (5 to 6 lbs.), cut in half

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard, horseradish and 2 Tbsp. cola. Rub over ham. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker; add remaining cola to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until a thermometer reads 140°, 6-8 hours.

3 oz. cooked ham: 143 cal., 4g fat (1g sat. fat), 58mg chol., 1180mg sod., 6g carb. (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 21g pro.

TEST KITCHEN TIP

Ham is a great protein to keep in the freezer for quick meals. Stash some away for use in the recipes in this section. They all call for cooked ham.