Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup is creamy, full of veggies and ham, finished with heavy and sour cream for an easy, delicious hearty soup.
Slow Cooker Soup Recipes make busy fall and Winter Cooking so much easier. Coming home on a cold day to a big batch of Vegetable Beef, Baked Potato Soup or Ham and Potato Soup will warm you up in an instant.
Sabrina’s Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup Recipe
Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup is a delicious and time-tested meal that will satisfy the whole family. By using the slow cooking method, you get all the amazing taste of decadent soup without standing over the stovetop for hours. This is one of my staple dinners to prepare for a chilly weeknight. You can prep the ingredients in just a few minutes and toss them all in the pot. The slow cooker will simmer away on its own, melting the vegetables into this delicious creamy base. For a stovetop potato soup recipe, you can try my Bacon Ranch and Potato Soup.
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Ingredients
- 8 cups russet potatoes , diced
- 1 yellow onion , diced
- 2 large carrots , peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup celery , chopped
- 16 ounces ham , cubed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream (you can also substitute whole milk)
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add the potatoes, onion, carrot, celery, ham, salt, pepper, and chicken broth to your slow cooker and cook on low 7-8 hours, or high 4-5 hours.
- Using a potato masher, mash about ⅓ of the potatoes (don't worry the ham won't really mash that much)
- Add the flour, heavy cream/milk and sour cream and stir everything together.
- Cover and cook on high for an additional 15 minutes.
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Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- 6-Quart Slow Cooker: I recommend using a standard-sized slow cooker around 6 quarts. Cover the crockpot and cook on low or high heat, depending on your schedule.
- Cutting Board and a Knife: Really, the only major step you’ll need to take in this recipe is to cut the vegetables. Use a good, sharp knife and a big cutting board to make easy work of your chopping.
- Potato Masher: You’ll use this sparingly, to gently mash some of the potatoes and create a velvety texture in your soup. Leave some chunks behind though, so you have that chunky texture and bite in the soup.
What to pair with Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup?
Serve Ham and Potato soup as a main dish with Easy Dinner Rolls or Buttermilk Biscuits. The bread options go fabulously with the creamy soup and help round out the dinner, and who doesn’t love dipping delicious bread into creamy soup? You can even freeze these baked goods and then you’ll have them ready to bake for when you want to make soups like this.
How to Store
- Serve: After cooking, don’t leave the soup out for longer than about 2 hours before putting it away.
- Store: Always allow the soup to cool to room temperature before you put it in the fridge. In an airtight container, the leftovers can last about 3 days. After that, it’s time to throw it out and make more.
- Freeze: Unfortunately, it is not recommended to freeze cream-based soups such as this, because the sour cream and milk will separate and create a grainy texture when defrosted.
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We’ve made this soup several times now and really enjoy it. We just do a few changes. We add some garlic because my husband is Ukrainian and thinks garlic goes in every soup ?. Instead of heavy cream we use evaporated skim milk as we always have it on hand and it doesn’t curdle. We also thicken with cornstarch instead of flour as it’s easier to grab instead of the big flour canister. The sour cream makes it a cut above other recipes.
Thank you for the 5 stars, and I’m glad this soup fits the bill! These are good substitutions to know, and I don’t blame your husband for wanting garlic in this soup. Garlic is great.
Can you substitute Greek yogurt for the sour cream?
Absolutely. 5% fat is best, but 2% will also work, and you’ll use the same measurement.
I made this on stove top with 2 large potatoes and 1/2 ingredients in recipe.
My only suggestion is to cook it less time than the slow cooker recipe suggests.
Was very good will cook again. 1-2 hours.
Thanks for the great feedback Judy and for the great review.