Potato Ham Soup

This hearty potato ham soup will warm your tummy on a chilly day! Serve with a slice of butter bread or a quick grilled cheese and for a quick, easy meal. The leftovers the next day will be even better!!

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: hearty soup, potato ham soup, potato soup

Servings:

Calories: 224kcal

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Equipment

Stock Pot

Cutting Board

Ingredients

12 cups water
6 cups potatoes, diced into 1/2" cubes any kind
3 cups cooked ham, chopped into small cubes
2-3 large carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, chopped or sliced
3-4 whole green onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chicken broth, low sodium is preferred 16 ounces
2 cups milk 2% or whole
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 large bay leaves
1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
Optional Toppings:
4 slices bacon, fried and broken into small pieces can use purchased bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 whole green onions, sliced
1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

In large soup pot, bring water to a boil while you peel and dice the potatoes. Add diced potatoes to pot, return to a mixture to a boil, then turn heat down, cover and simmer on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
While potatoes are simmering, peel and slice carrots, chop celery, and slice green onions.
After potatoes have simmered 15 minutes, remove from stove and strain, reserving 2 cups "hot potato water" (this starchy water helps make your soup thick, and adds to the flavor!)
Add reserved water back to pot. Add chicken broth, carrots, celery, green onions, bay leaves, parsley, salt and pepper (don't add the potatoes back in quite yet!). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.
Add potatoes back into soup (at this point I like to take my potato masher and right in the soup pot mash the cooked vegetables just a bit to thicken the mixture). Add milk and ham. Simmer another 10 minutes or until mixture is hot and ham is heated. Be careful not to scorch.
Ladle servings into soup bowls. Garnish with optional toppings. If desired, add more salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

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Notes

If you have a ham bone in your freezer, add it to the pot when you are cooking the carrots, celery, and onion mixture. This will add extra flavor to your soup!

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