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A bowl of Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup set on a wooden platter with a teal napkin and bowl of crackers in the background.

Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

Catherine
Make the best Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup without breaking a sweat! This super easy recipe requires minimal hands on time to produce a flavorful, delicious soup the whole family will love.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Soups
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 427 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 medium russet potatoes peeled and diced (roughly 5 cups diced potato)
  • 1 1/2 cups ham diced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 medium carrots diced
  • 2 ribs celery diced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt and black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour (can replace with cornstarch slurry for a gluten free recipe)*
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese freshly grated

Optional Ingredients:

  • 1 can white beans (Great Northern beans, navy beans, cannellini beans or similar)
  • fresh parsley to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add potato, ham, onion, carrot, celery, chicken broth, onion powder, bay leaves, salt and pepper into the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or until potatoes are tender.
  • Use a potato masher to mash some of the potatoes, if desired. This helps to make a thick, broth but you can skip this step if you desire.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and add flour (See notes below for a gluten-free version)*. Whisk together to form a roux and then add the milk. Continue whisking until the milk thickens. Stir in the cheddar cheese.
  • Add the saucepan ingredients into the slow cooker and stir together. Cook in slow cooker on high for another 20-30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and serve.

Notes

Note: If you wish to make this soup gluten free, omit the flour and butter roux. Instead, ladle a couple of cups of broth into a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Meanwhile in a cup add 2 tablespoons cornstarch to about 1/4 cup of milk and stir to create a slurry. Add the slurry to the saucepan and stir it into the broth until it begins to thicken. Once thickened, transfer it back to the slow cooker.

Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 20gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 1222mgPotassium: 1099mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3926IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 258mgIron: 2mg

The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

Keyword comfort food, crock pot, ham, leftover ham, potatoes, slow cooker, soup
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