Skillet Honey Mustard Glazed Ham
Skillet Honey Mustard Glazed Ham is a delicious simmer roasted spiral cut ham drenched in a honey mustard glaze topped with fresh thyme.
Juicy and moist yet with sticky caramelized crusted edges, this ham is sitting a skillet of luscious sauce you won’t want to toss. Spoon this culinary gold over the sliced ham and save the rest for later. This ham is wonderful served with our Asparagus and Peas and Scalloped Potato Gratin.
This post has been updated from its original May 16, 2017 publishing with fresh content, new photography, and a clarified recipe card.
Cooking a holiday ham (or any reason or occasion ham) has never been easier. Or tastier.
This ham is cooked surrounded by fresh carrots, turnips, parsnips, shallots, and garlic sitting in a pool of broth. The glaze is poured over the ham and meets the vegetables and broth turning the cooking liquid into something you’ll want to drink.
What is stone ground mustard?
If you’ve ever spent any time on the condiment aisle looking at the mustard options, you might be wondering what they all mean and taste like. With terms like stone ground, course ground, spicy brown, Dijon, and yellow, they aren’t the most descriptive to flavor, except maybe for truffle mustard.
Stone ground mustard is a slightly spicy brown mustard that has been mixed by a stone mill to leave it course with a lot of texture.
Why this recipe works
How many times have you sat down to a ham dinner and it’s just way too sweet? Or worse, way too salty? That’s the risk with ham. Sweetened glazed hams are wonderful but sometimes they can be over the top.
Our recipe is the perfect balance of not being too sweet nor too salty.
Recipe Ingredients
- Ham — we used a store-ready already cooked spiral cut ham, but any ham or ham shank will work.
- Vegetables — carrots, turnips, and parsnips. Clean and chop smaller for more even cooking time.
- Broth — low-sodium chicken broth is the best option to keep the sodium content and taste lowered.
- Stone ground mustard — this is the base of the glaze providing a savory flavor to the sweetness.
- Honey — the secondary part of the glaze that provides the sweetness to the glaze and the sauce.
- Apple cider vinegar — it may sound like an odd ingredient but this humble vinegar provides the flavor depth in the overall dish without bitterness or tartness.
- Herbs and seasonings — Shallots, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper are the freshness and brightness to the overall dish. Olive oil is used to help browning and increased flavor.
How to make honey mustard glazed ham
Step 1 — Place the ham in the skillet and score the top of the ham the opposite way of the spiral cut, but not too deeply. Pour the broth over the ham, working it in-between the slices.
Step 2 — In a small bowl, mix the glaze ingredients together, once combined, press in the fresh time and allow to soak. Set aside until ready to use allowing the herb to further infuse the glaze.
Step 3 — Place the carrots, parsnips, and turnips in the broth around the ham. Then add the chopped shallots and garlic on top of the vegetables and some on top of the ham.
Step 4 — Give a final whisk to the glaze and pour it slowly over the ham, in-between some of the slices. Drizzle a bit over the vegetables as well.
Step 5 — Place the thyme over all, both the ham and the vegetables. Drizzle with the olive oil.
Step 6 — Cover the skillet with foil and place in a preheated 350°F oven. Bake for 2 hours. Baste occasionally with the liquid, recover and bake until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 160°F and the vegetables are fork-tender.
Recipe FAQs and Variations
Any you want. Course ground, Dijon, or spicy brown are the closest in flavor but yellow mustard will work too for a subtler flavor.
Yes. You can use potatoes, kale, green beans, Brussels sprouts or other favorite hearty vegetables in place of these. Or in addition to these.
Brown sugar will be a wonderful substitution to honey.
A 7-quart enameled oval roaster or a Granite ware style oval roaster with lid will work perfectly. Additionally a large casserole pan will work too.
The remaining liquid, once strained, can be used to make soups like a ham and bean soup.
Absolutely! Place the ham, broth, and vegetables in the slow cooker. Then add the glaze. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5-6 hours.
Skillet Honey Mustard Glazed Ham
Equipment
- 15" cast iron skillet or
- 7 quart enameled oval Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 15 oz. low sodium chicken broth
- 10 lb. bone-in smoked ham spiral cut
- ¾ cup honey
- 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp. stone ground mustard
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 1 tbsp. thyme fresh
- 6 oz. baby carrots
- 4 turnips small; cubed
- 2 parsnips sliced
- 3 shallots roughly chopped
- 1 bulb garlic roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp. olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a 15-inch cast-iron skillet, place the scored ham. Pour broth over the ham.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together honey, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Press in the thyme; set aside.
- Place the prepared vegetables around the ham in the skillet. Add the shallots and garlic on top of both the ham and the vegetables.
- Pour the glaze over the ham and in-between the slices. Drizzle a small amount over the vegetables.
- Tightly cover with foil and bake for 2 hours; occasionally basting with the liquid at the bottom.
- Bake until a meat thermometer registers 160°F. Remove from the skillet and place on a platter or cutting board covered. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Plate with the vegetables and add a bit of the cooking liquid over the platter. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Leftover ham recipe ideas
- Ham and Bean Soup
- Ham Macaroni and Cheese
- Ham & Broccoli Strata — The Complete Savorist
- Ham and Cheese Corn — The Magical Slow Cooker
- Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole — Family Fresh Meals
Holiday ham is my favorite. Can’t wait to try this one.
These ham was so easy to make and the honey mustard glaze was amazing. Definitely would make this any chance I can! Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you enjoyed as much as we did. Thank you for sharing your success!
This is seriously amazing!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
You’re welcome!! Thank you for sharing your experience, so glad you enjoyed!
Wow! I have never had such a flavor packed ham. Love that it’s cooked with all the veggies. It’s perfect for the Holidays or a Sunday dinner.
This looks so good. I love the sweet and tangy glaze. It’s perfect for the smokiness of the ham.
Oh wow! So many fantastic flavors packed all in one skillet. Love the combination of honey and mustard.
I love a good glazed ham and this looks awesome. I have bookmarked to make it this easter.
Your holiday ham looks delicious. I love that it’s a one pot meal with a sauce too. Looking forward to trying your recipe for a Sunday lunch. Thanks for sharing.
I really loved the glaze on this ham, and what an easy way to make it! Perfect for a holiday dinner, but easy enough that you could really make it whenever you wanted to!
What a great way to cook up a ham! Love the flavorings.
Great recipe! The seasonings were spot on! Thanks for sharing!
This honey mustard glazed ham turned out perfect! Thank you so much for the recipe.
Loved the recipe so much, it was a hit at my house. Soooo good!!
Totally love the recipe. So flavorful and delicious. Thanks for sharing
This has been a favorite at my house!! So good and delish!
This is amazing! Love the added veggies in this!
This was some damn good ham. We all loved it and I might just have to opt in for ham duty this Easter just to be able to bring this to the table!
This is some of the best ham I’ve ever made. The honey mustard is so perfect with the smokiness of the ham.
Love this honey mustard glazed ham. One of the best. So delicious. Thanks for sharing.
This is now my favourite holiday dinner, easy to make and turned out very delicious. Loved the recipe!!
wow this skillet ham is so satisfying. I could have this everyday!