Description
This creamy ham and potato soup features tender potatoes, savory ham chunks, and rich broth in one comforting bowl perfect for any day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large yellow onion (diced)
- 2 celery stalks (diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 6 cups potatoes (peeled and diced (about 2 pounds))
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cups cooked ham (diced)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Melt butter in your pot over medium heat until it’s completely melted and covering the whole bottom nicely.
- Toss in onion, celery, and garlic, then cook for 5 minutes stirring often until everything gets soft and clear.
- Add potatoes, broth, and bay leaf to the pot, bring it to a boil, then lower the heat right away.
- Let it simmer for 15 minutes until you can easily poke a fork through the potatoes without any resistance.
- Mix in ham and thyme, then keep simmering for 5 more minutes to warm the ham and blend all flavors.
- Fish out the bay leaf, then use your stick blender to blend some of the soup, but leave some chunks.
- Stir in cream on low heat, add salt and pepper to your taste, and mix it all up really well.
- Heat the soup gently for 3 minutes, but don’t let it boil or the cream might get weird and lumpy.
- Scoop your soup into bowls, add some parsley on top if you want, and serve it hot with crusty bread.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 80mg