Creamy Ham Potato Soup

You don’t need heavy cream to make a thick potato soup.

This recipe combines soft potatoes, smoky ham, and carrots for a simple, filling dinner that comes together fast.

Ham Potato Soup: Key Ingredients

This Creamy Ham Potato Soup relies on basic kitchen staples. Smoky ham gives the broth its salty base, potatoes make it thick and filling, and fresh garlic adds plenty of flavor.

Prep Time: 15 mins Cook time: 25 mins

Total: 40mins Serving Size: 6

Deliciously creamy Ham and Potato Soup is easy to make and perfect for using up leftovers! Filled with soft, tender potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic and the possibility of making your own ham broth from a leftover ham bone! The best part? No heavy cream! Picky eaters will ask for seconds!

0.25 cup unsalted butter

0.75 onion finely chopped

0.75 cup carrot large, peeled and diced

0.38 cup diced celery

2.25 cups potatoes peeled and diced

3 cloves garlic minced or finely chopped

1.13 cups cooked ham diced, add more if desired

0.25 cup all-purpose flour plain flour

1.5 cups low sodium chicken stock or broth

1.5 teaspoons chicken Bouillon

2.25 cups milk whole milk or 2%

0.19 teaspoon salt if needed, adjust to you taste

0.19 teaspoon cracked pepper to taste

Directions:

• Heat the butter in a pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion, carrots, celery until beginning to soften (about 4 minutes).

• Add the ham and potatoes, cook for 2 minutes, then add the garlic and sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds).

• Mix the flour through and cook for 2 minutes.

• Stir in stock and bouillon, mixing all ingredients together. Increase heat and bring to a boil until potatoes are ‘just’ fork tender, about 10-12 minutes.

• Reduce heat to medium-low, add the milk and stir over the heat until thickened (about 5 minutes).

• Taste test and season with salt and pepper, if desired.

• Serve warm.

Tips:

If your soup is too thick once it’s finished, simply add more milk in 1/4 cup increments until reaching your desired consistency.

Alternatively, if your soup is not thick enough to your liking, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch together with 2 tablespoons of extra milk.Pour the mixture into the soup and allow to boil for a few minutes to thicken, while stirring. Repeat for an even thicker soup!

Nutrition

CALORIES: 291kcal | CARBOHYDRATES: 26g | PROTEIN: 13g | FAT: 16g | SATURATED FAT: 8g | POLYUNSATURATED FAT: 1g | MONOUNSATURATED FAT: 5g | TRANS FAT: 0.3g | CHOLESTEROL: 48mg | SODIUM: 464mg | POTASSIUM: 697mg | FIBER: 3g | SUGAR: 7g | VITAMIN A: 3.088IU | VITAMIN C: 18mg | CALCIUM: 143mg | IRON: 1mg