The 15 BEST Ham Soup Recipes (2024)

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Have some leftover holiday ham to use up? How about making a cozy pot of soup!

This great list of easy Ham Soup Recipes will put your leftovers to good use. Maybe the second meal will be better than the first!

We’ve included classics like ham bone soup and split pea, as well as some unique ideas you may not have thought of.

Cook your way through these fifteen amazing ham soup recipes, they’re sure to be hits with you and your family!

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Ham Soup Recipes:

1. Ham Bone Soup

We’re starting this list of ham soup recipes with our Ham Bone Soup, a perfect way to use up your leftover holiday ham.

Can ham can get any better? Sure it can… when it gets transformed into out of this world deliciousham bone soup!

Get the Recipe: Ham Bone Soup

2. Split Pea Soup

Split pea soup is one of the most classic ways to use leftover ham. Humble ingredients come together to create a wonderfully delicious soup. Make a big batch, it’s even better as leftovers.

Get the Recipe: Split Peas Soup

3. Ham and Bean Soup

This Ham and Bean Soup is a budget friendly recipe that only requires a few ingredients. It’s also a great no stress meal, as the crockpot does all the work for you. This is a must try recipe.

Get the Recipe @ spendwithpennies

4. Ham Vegetable Barley Soup with Pistou

Ham Vegetable Barley Soup with Pistou is the flavor packed weeknight dinner of your dreams.

This French inspired recipe is healthy and soul satisfying, and will be loved by your family. You can make the delicious soup ahead of time for those busy days.

Get the Recipe @ garlicandzest

5. Ham and Potato Soup

This Ham and Potato Soup the perfect use for your leftover holiday ham. It’s creamy and savory, a perfect example of how simple ingredients can create magic.

Get the Recipe @ cafedelites

6. Creamy Ham, White Bean and Tortellini Soup

Creamy Ham, White Bean and Tortellini Soup is so hearty and so delicious, it’s going to become your new favorite soup.

It’s a complete meal in a bowl, and only takes about 25 minutes.

Get the Recipe @ carlsbadcravings

7. Cheesy Ham Corn Chowder

This Cheesy Ham Corn Chowder is a great combination of flavors. The sweet corn perfectly compliments the salty ham and cheese. Wonderful recipe.

Get the Recipe @ thegraciouswife

8. Slow Cooker Ham and White Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Ham and White Bean Soup is an easy dump and go crock pot meal. You’ll come home to some wonderful aromas when your slow cooker has been working all day.

Get the Recipe @ damndelicious

9. Broccoli Ham and Cheese Soup

Broccoli Ham and Cheese Soup is an amazing comfort food, and a great way to get picky eaters to get their veggies in.

This will be one of your favorites all winter long.

Get the Recipe @ damndelicious

10. Slow Cooker Pasta fa*gioli Ham Bone Soup

This Italian style soup is loaded with ham, veggies, beans, pasta and herbs all in a rich and flavorful broth. Pasta e fa*gioli is a perfect winter meal.

Get the Recipe @ awickedwhisk

11. Chinese Ham Bone Rice Soup

This Chinese Ham Bone Rice Soup, or Congee, is a popular comfort food in China. It’s slow cooked until the rice cooks down, creating a smooth and creamy soup.

Get the Recipe @ recipetineats

12. Black Bean Soup with Ham

Looking for the best Black Bean Soup? This is it! Black bean soup with ham is easy and flavorful, with a hint of Latin flair from cumin and hot sauce.

Get the Recipe @ biscuitsandburlap

13. Garbure (French Ham and Vegetable Soup)

Garbure is a very popular soup in France. It’s a rustic stew with homemade ham stock and some white wine, along with a variety of fresh veggies.

Get the Recipe @ myheartbeets

14. Slow Cooker Ham and Wild Rice Soup

Here’s another wonderful slow cooker ham soup. It’s creamy and comforting, plus the wild rice adds excellent flavor and texture.

Get the Recipe @ simplenourishedliving

15. Ham and Sweet Potato Soup

Ham and sweet potatoes are a great combination of sweet and salty. This recipe turns that pairing into a cozy and wholesome soup. It’s so easy, and so full of flavor!

Get the Recipe @ diethood

So there you go, fifteen amazing Ham Soup Recipes recipes for you to cook. We hope you love them as much as we do!

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The 15 BEST Ham Soups

These easy Ham Soups are all so comforting, and taste so much better than store bought, and are great uses for your leftovers! We love this ham bone soup:

Ingredients

  • 1 leftover ham bone
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 celery stalks, diced
  • 2 15oz cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups frozen corn kernels
  • 1 15oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 small potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 sprigs rosemary or 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 5-6 sprigs thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 -1 tsp chili flakes
  • 6 cups of chicken broth
  • 3 cups leftover ham, diced

Instructions

  1. Place all the ingredients, except diced ham, in a crock pot.
  2. Cover the lid and cook for 5-6 hours on high, or until all veggies are cooked, or 8 hours on low. Add in diced ham 2 hours before the total cook time.
  3. Remove the ham bone and scrape any meat from the bone and add it back to the soup.
  4. Serve immediately.

Notes

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    FAQs

    How long can you keep a ham bone before making soup? ›

    Instead, freeze the ham bone so you can use it later to add flavor to a soup or make homemade ham broth or stock. A ham bone will keep in the freezer for at least a few months.

    What makes ham and bean soup thicken? ›

    This ham and bean soup is incredibly filling and satisfying. However, if you'd like it to be a little thicker, try adding a cornstarch slurry — or use this unlikely ingredient.

    What is the most important ingredient in soup? ›

    For clear, brothy soups, stock is your most important ingredient. If you want to make a good soup, you need to use an excellently flavored stock — otherwise, the entire pot could be tasteless.

    Can you buy just a ham bone for soup? ›

    They're not a super-fancy item only found at gourmet grocery stores—I buy mine at the local Safeway. If you can't find them, just ask. Both fresh and smoked ham bones need to be cooked thoroughly before eating and do best when simmered slowly for hours in a pot of soup.

    Should you cover a bone in ham when cooking? ›

    Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert an oven-safe thermometer into the center of the ham. (It should not touch the bone of a bone-in ham.) Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until ham registers the desired temperature (140°F for pre-cooked ham).

    How long does it take to boil the meat off a ham bone? ›

    Submerge bone in cold water and add leftover ham scraps. Bring to a rolling boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Skim any foam that appears on top during the first 30 minutes. Simmer for 3-4 hours or until ham that clings to the bone is limp and can be pulled off easily.

    Can you use instant mashed potatoes to thicken bean soup? ›

    Add plain instant mashed potatoes (which are essentially just dehydrated potatoes) to the finished soup recipe as a thickening agent. Simple? Yes.

    What vegetable is used to thicken soups? ›

    The most straightforward way to thicken soup is to puree the vegetables. Starchy vegetables in particular offer the most creaminess. Try with corn, parsnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, or yams. Blend half (for a chunkier texture) or all of the vegetables and liquid together.

    What is the best thickener for soup? ›

    Add Flour Or Cornstarch

    You can thicken soup by adding flour, cornstarch, or another starchy substitute. For the best results, never add flour or cornstarch directly to your soup. If you do, it will clump up on top. Instead, ladle a small amount of broth into a separate bowl and let it cool.

    What gives soup the best flavor? ›

    Foods that have a great deal of acidity, like lemon juice, vinegar, white wine, and tomato puree, can help liven up the flavor of bland-tasting bone and other broths. "The acidity of these ingredients works to complement and enhance the broth's flavors, not mask it.

    What to add to soup to give it more flavour? ›

    Use Herbs and Spices

    You can pick fresh or dried herbs like basil for tomato-based soups or fresh parsley for clear broths. You may also add more spices like turmeric, ground ginger, ground paprika, or nutmeg for a touch of spice and color to your soup broth.

    What can I add to soup to make it rich? ›

    Add Cream: Let's get the obvious one out of the way.

    Whether you use a few tablespoons or a few cups, cream gives soup a silky mouthfeel and rich flavor. You can definitely add milk or other dairy as well, though it will taste gradually less creamy as you go down in percent.

    How do you make soup taste rich? ›

    Savoriness can come from other ingredients besides salt. (Especially if you need to watch your sodium intake.) Adding umami-rich ingredients like tomato paste or a parmesan rind to the soup will add a deep, rich savoriness and body to the soup. (Here's what umami means.)

    What are three qualities of a good soup? ›

    A soup's quality is determined by its flavor, appearance and texture. A good soup should be full-flavored, with no off or sour tastes. Flavors from each of the soup's ingre- dients should blend and complement, with no one flavor overpowering another.

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