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!
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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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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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just a thought for those who will have trouble cutting up 7 cups of potatoes, I would buy southern-style has brown potatoes in the large bag. They are potatoes that are already cut into 1″ cubes.
I’ve been doing that too, Beverly. I HATE peeling potatoes…lol…
so my mom told me about this method! Good advise! :))))
This looks so good! Thanks for sharing the recipe. We love soups, especially in the winter.
Can’t wait to try this! I love potato soup and I LOVE using my crockpot!! And I’m glad this recipe doesn’t use as much milk/cream as normal as my husband is allergic to milk.
Oh I am definitely adding this to my list! My husband was asking me for a potato soup recipe that is not as creamy, as the one I usually make uses almost all milk as a base. This one sounds great!
I love potato soup and like cooking with my crock pot. Will have to give this one a try.
I love using my crockpot and this ham and potato soup recipe sounds good and easy.
This is perfect timing to find this as I have a lot of leftover ham from thanksgiving in my freezer Can’t wait to try it
This looks so good. I am adding this to my recipes especially now since its getting colder. thanks for sharing.
I have been looking for a potato soup recipe for the crock pot…gonna give this one a try!
Although potatoes are not on my “okay to eat” list, every once in a while I just have to fix a potato soup . When I do I savor every morsel. Mine does not have ham in it, and since I have some leftover ham, now is the perfect time to have found this recipe. I will be making this soup tomorrow. Thanks so much for posting this recipe.
Creamy soups are my favorite and this one sounds yummy! I will definitely try this.
Mmmmm..always on the lookout for a great crockpot recipe. This one looks especially good for those chilly Winter days. =)
Definitely plan on trying this soon!
This sounds yummy! I can’t wait to try it
I love easy crockpot recipes like this. I am alway looking for a really good potato soup and this looks like one that might be a contender.
That looks so good! I know what I’ll be making for dinner tomorrow!
this looks easy enough to make, thanks
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Crock Pot recipes are my favorite! I’m going to do this for sure! I have this great breakfast crock pot recipe. it’s to die for!
Time for soups again now it gets chill outside, this one is worth to try out!
that looks so very good and warming, love cooking in my crockpot cant wait to try this