Orange-glazed Ham

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices ham, fully cooked (slice of ham should be cut into 3/4-inch chunks.)
• 2 stalks celery (celery should be cut into 1/2-inch chunks on a slant cut (bias) (optional)
• 11 ounces mandarin orange sections (mandarin oranges should contain pineapple also, if not use 8 ounce can of crushed pineapple, drained)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 in a 1 1/2-quart casserole microwave ham, celery, 1 t water, covered, on 100% power for 3 to 4 minutes or till heated through.
• 2 drain orange sections with pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.
• 3 in a 1-cup measure stir together cornstarch and cinnamon.
• 4 stir into reserved liquid.
• 5 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every 30 seconds.
• 6 drain liquid off ham and celery mixture.
• 7 stir in thickened mixture.
• 8 stir in orange sections with pineapple.
• 9 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power about 1 1/2 minutes or till heated through.
• 10 serve with hot cooked rice, if desired.