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    Home » Recipes » Slow Cooker » Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup

    By Amy · Published: Apr 15, 2022 · Updated: Apr 15, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy Leave a Comment

    Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup

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    This hearty and comforting Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup is a perfect way to use leftover holiday ham. It’s loaded with tender ham, white beans and veggies and prepared with staple pantry and fridge ingredients.

    Leftover ham bone soup in a white bowl on a wood cutting board.

    If you’re making a holiday ham, don’t throw away that ham bone! This delicious soup requires just 15 minutes prep time and is slow cooked to perfection. Let your slow cooker do the work while you’re baking up a skillet of cornbread to go with it!

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    Your Simple Ingredients

    • A meaty leftover ham bone and 1 cup of shredded or cubed leftover ham
    • Carrots
    • Yellow onion
    • Celery
    • Canned cannellini beans – rinsed and drained
    • Russet potatoes
    • Frozen corn
    • Chicken broth
    • Garlic
    • Dried thyme
    • Black pepper – I typically don’t use salt in this recipe because the ham makes it salty enough for my taste buds, but feel free to add it if you prefer it to be saltier.
    • Bay leaves (2)
    • Chopped fresh parsley – optional garnish

    How to Prepare

    Steps showing how to make ham bone soup in a slow cooker.
    • Place your ham bone in the insert of a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.
    • Add remaining ingredients (except parsley). Cover and cook on high heat for 5 to 6 hours or on low heat for 9 to 10 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
    Overhead view of ham bone soup in a slow cooker after cooking.
    • Carefully remove the ham bone and shred the meat from the bone.
    • Return meat to slow cooker and discard bone. Remove bay leaves and discard.

    Number of Servings

    This recipe yields approximately 12 cups of soup.

    Closeup view of a bowl of ham and white bean soup.

    Enjoy!

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    Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup

    This hearty and comforting soup is a perfect way to use leftover holiday ham!
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    Course: Slow Cooker
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: slow cooker ham bone soup
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 hours
    Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 12 cups
    Author: Amy

    Ingredients

    • 1 leftover meaty ham bone fully cooked
    • 1 cup shredded or cubed leftover ham fully cooked
    • 2 cups peeled and sliced carrots sliced ¼ inch thick
    • 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion
    • 1 cup sliced celery sliced ¼ inch thick
    • 2 (15.5 ounce) cans cannellini beans rinsed and drained
    • 2 cups peeled and cubed russet potatoes about 2 potatoes, cut into ½ inch pieces
    • 1 cup frozen corn
    • 7 cups chicken broth low sodium
    • 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
    • 1 ¼ teaspoons dried thyme
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper more or less, to taste
    • 2 bay leaves
    • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley optional garnish

    Instructions

    • Place ham bone in the insert of a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker. Add shredded (or cubed) ham, carrots, onion, celery, beans, potatoes, corn, chicken broth, garlic, thyme, pepper and bay leaves.
    • Cover and cook on high heat for 5 to 6 hours, or on low heat for 9 to 10 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
    • Carefully remove ham bone and shred meat from bone. Return meat to slow cooker and stir to combine. Discard ham bone.
    • Remove and discard bay leaves.
    • Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley when serving, if desired.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3714IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg

    If provided, nutritional info is a courtesy, is not guaranteed and should only be considered as a guideline.

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