Description
Slow Cooker Creamy Potato and Ham Soup is the ultimate comfort food for chilly days. This hearty dish combines velvety potatoes and tender ham in a rich, creamy broth, perfect for warming up after a long day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 medium russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, diced
- 2 cups diced ham (diced ham steak or leftover holiday ham)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- Salt, pepper, thyme, and parsley to taste
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients by washing and dicing the potatoes, chopping the onion, and mincing the garlic.
- In a slow cooker, layer the diced potatoes, chopped onion, minced garlic, and diced ham. Pour in chicken broth until submerged.
- Season with salt, pepper, thyme, and parsley; stir gently.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in heavy cream or half-and-half; cook an additional 30 minutes on low to thicken.
- Serve warm in bowls with optional garnish of parsley.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 60mg