This slow cooker ham and potato soup is a cool weather staple around here and it’s easy to make.
This is a simple, quick, and creamy potato soup loaded with sweet carrots and tender ham cooks—it’s so easy that it practically cooks itself.
Few things are as comforting as coming home to dinner after a busy day of work or errands!
Holly’s Recipe Highlights For Ham & Potato Soup
- Flavor: This slow cooker ham and potato soup is creamy with a homestyle flavor and a slight tang from the sour cream.
- Consistency: This recipe is a soup, and while it’s thicker than many soups, it’s not as thick as a chowder. It can be thickened according to the notes below.
- Difficulty: Super easy! This is a great soup for beginners.
- Recommended tools: To save prep time, I use this chopper for the carrots and onions. It’s one of my favorite kitchen tools.
- Flavor booster: If you have a ham bone from leftover baked ham, add it to the slow cooker for extra flavor.
- Leftovers: This soup tastes just as good leftover as it does the day you made it-perfect for lunches all week.
- Serving suggestions: Pair it with 30 Minute Dinner Rolls or crusty bread.
Ham for Soup
Use leftovers if you have them from either baked ham or Crock Pot Ham. If you’ve got a ham bone, add that as well.
If you don’t have leftovers, ham steaks are an inexpensive option.
How To Thicken Potato Soup
This slow cooker ham and potato soup recipe is not quite as thick as a potato chowder but easy to thicken. I use the vegetables in the soup to thicken it without adding a lot of heavy cream or butter.
- Mash veggies – Remove two to three cups of potatoes and carrots and mash them before adding them back to the soup Crock Pot.
- Option: Potato flakes – If you’d like to thicken it further, add some potato flakes which are great to have on hand for thickening all kinds of things!
- Option: Cornstarch – You can also create a cornstarch slurry (equal parts cornstarch and water), stir it in, and let it simmer in the crock pot for 15 minutes on high.
Leftovers and Freezing
Store leftover soup in the fridge for up to four days. This Ham and Potato soup recipe freezes well. Cool it completely, transfer it to freezer bags or an airtight container, and freeze for up to four months.
Thaw in the fridge overnight and heat in the microwave or stovetop.
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Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds potatoes about 7 cups diced
- 2 to 3 cups diced ham
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk or cream
- ½ cup sour cream
- potato flakes for thickening, optional*
Instructions
- If using russet or baking potatoes, peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into ¾-inch pieces.
- In a 6qt slow cooker, add potatoes, ham, onion, carrot, ham, parsley, thyme and salt and pepper. Pour the broth overtop.
- Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 3 hours or until the potatoes are tender.
- Transfer 2 to 3 cups of the potatoes and carrots to a bowl. Mash them and return the mashed mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add the milk and sour cream. Stir and cook for an additional 15 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Soup
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Thank you for this recipe. lt’s absolutely excellent, and with the cream and the sour cream, it’s very rich. Additionally, I added some freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese, and it was such a good addition.
I added the slurry as well as the potato flakes just to make it thicker. So good!
do you put a lid on the pot?
Yes, the slow cooker should be covered.
Wanting to try this, but don’t have sour cream.
Can I leave that out?
Instead of adding the sour cream, you can mash some of the potatoes for a creamier consistency. I would love to hear how it turns out for you!
I made this soup and it is very tasty. I read some comments and decided since I had only skim milk to add a couple table spoons of corn starch and 1/2 a block of cream cheese. I found for the type of potatoes I used it needed 4 hours on high to cook. I also use an emulation blending instead of taking some out and mashing the potatoes. I recommend it!
Not bad but too thin for my taste. Prefer adding a bit of corn starch and evap milk vs 2%.
I added a half stick of cream cheese, some old bay seasoning and some onion and garlic powerder and a lil Larry’s season and a pinch pf chives and it had way more rich creamy flavor.
Easy and delicious!
This is amazing stew/soup, the simplicity of it makes it taste all the better. You wonder what to do with all the extra Christmas ham? Well there you go!
I added organic celery & some corn from my garden & about a extra cup of sour cream & I’ve got to say it was the ultimate fall/ winter meal. Delicious & easy to make in a crock pot. Try adding the celery & corn, you will love it.
Glad you enjoyed it, Amber! Your additions sound great.
Busy day of farm and garden chores around here. Was nice to be able to toss this into the crockpot and use up the last of the Easter Ham in the freezer. Cooked all day with no fuss and only a quick last minute finishing off which was very appreciated at the end of the long, tiring day. Entire family loved it! I left a couple of potatoes unpeeled because I like the texture and earthy flavor they depart and also added a couple Bay leaves because I do that to all soups, lol. Served with Red Lobster cheesy biscuits. We will definitely keep ham around to have this on hand for busy days.
Delicious
I tried your Salisbury steaks -Slow cooker version.
I’m looking forward to more great recipes.
I made this today. It turned out ok as far as consistency etc ( after I scooped out a lot of the chicken broth ) in the step when mashing the potatoes and returning them to the pot. However the thyme was so overpowering, I couldn’t enjoy it. I guess I just don’t like thyme. But my husband said he liked it. Sorry. Just a heads up to people who don’t know what flavor the thyme adds.
I don’t like the flavor of thyme either so I just added a 1/4 teaspoon and it turned out great.
This ham and potatoe soup is AMAZING! Totally enjoy putting together no time at all. i will make this many more times to come. My friends were impressed and said yes, this is a keeper. Thank you