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Ham and Potato Soup. This hearty Ham and Potato Soup is made with a ham shank or leftover ham bone and russet potatoes. Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup that's creamy, full of vegetables and chunks of ham, finished off with milk and sour cream for a easy and delicious hearty soup. With all this cold weather lately, all I want for dinner is soup!

Seriously, this delicious recipe is everything I love in a warm soup during the wintertime. It's nice and rich and creamy (using only milk, no heavy cream). It's chock-full of veggies and garlic and lots of golden potatoes. You can have Ham and Potato Soup using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ham and Potato Soup

1. You need 10-12 lbs of ham.
2. It's 1 of whole onion, peeled.
3. You need 2 of bay leaves.
4. Prepare 2 cups of chopped onion.
5. You need 2 lbs of carrots sliced.
6. Prepare 8 stalks of celery sliced.
7. Prepare 5 lbs of red potatoes (1.5 in cubes, NOT peeled).
8. Prepare 2 cups of 2% milk.
9. You need 1 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
10. It's 1 tsp of onion powder.
11. It's 1 tsp of paprika.
12. It's 1 tbs of dried parsley.
13. Prepare 1 tbs of real horseradish.
14. Prepare of Rough.
15. You need 1 1/2 sticks of butter.
16. Prepare 2 cups of flour.

It's the perfect use for leftover ham (or even bacon) after a big holiday meal. This healthy ham and potato soup is pure comfort food in a bowl. Like my Peasant Chicken Soup, this surprisingly healthy Ham and Potato Soup is another of the early recipes I learned in college. It saw me and my friends through many an illness and late-night study session.

Ham and Potato Soup instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cook ham for 1.5-2 hours. Let stand 30 minutes. Slice ham best you can leaving about 2 cups of meat on the bone..
2. Place bone in a large stock pot, add in enough water until it covers the bone. Add 1 whole onion and 2 bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 1.5 hours..
3. Take out ham bone and whole onion. Add in chopped onions, sliced carrots, and sliced celery. Simmer for 25 minutes..
4. Add in potatoes, simmer for 35 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. To help break up potatoes smash is the back of a large spoon or whisk..
5. Add in milk, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, parsley, and real horseradish..
6. In a small sauce pan melt butter on medium high heat. Add in flour and stir constantly until consistency of wet sand..
7. Once the soup comes back to a low boil, whisk in rough. Mix occasionally for the next 10 minutes and enjoy!.

Ham and Potato Soup is a cool weather staple around here and it's easy to make in the crock pot and perfect for any leftover baked ham! A simple and delicious soup loaded with potatoes, sweet carrots and tender ham cooks in the slow cooker all day so dinner is ready when you are. This ham and potato soup is made with diced ham, Russet potatoes, carrots, celery and white cheddar cheese, all in a thick and creamy broth. An easy dinner option that's hearty, comforting and quick to make! Ham and potato soup recipe for your crockpot that you'll love!