Creamy gradual cooker ham potato soup with gentle chunks of buttery potatoes and salty-sweet ham is ideal with a salad or simply some crusty bread.

Ham and Potato Chowder

The primary time I made this soup, I used to be staring into the fridge over Thanksgiving weekend and I actually didn’t really feel like warming up one other plate of leftovers. (That is what tends to occur whenever you by chance wind up with triple the quantity of ham and potatoes your loved ones may probably eat!)

I noticed the container -okay, technically, it was just about a vat- of potatoes and an enormous package deal of ham. So, I made a decision to see if I may improvise with what we had and provide you with a brand new Baked Potato Soup recipe.

Potato Soup with Ham

The improvised soup turned out fabulously and there was hardly a chunk left over.

We liked that soup a lot, I needed to make it once more, however I don’t sometimes have a mountain of mashed potatoes simply ready round for use frequently.

In the event you DO occur to have an entire lot of mashed potatoes within the fridge already, simply skip the diced potatoes within the recipe beneath and add the mashed potatoes in after the opposite greens have softened.

Sluggish Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

Easy substances come collectively on this belly-warming creamy potato chowder. The traditional trio of celery, carrots, and onions work with the potatoes as an ideal base for the salty chunks of ham.

After getting all of the greens and ham within the gradual cooker, season with salt and pepper and pour within the hen broth. Set on low and cook dinner for six hours. (In the event you’re in a rush, this may end in about 4 hours when cooked on excessive.)

Potato Ham Chowder

Because the soup nears the top of the cooking time, ladle out among the broth and whisk flour into it. (This creates a clean slurry that will probably be used to thicken the soup.)

Utilizing a potato masher, give the soup a couple of mashes to interrupt up the potatoes and softened greens. In the event you used mashed potatoes as an alternative of diced potatoes, skip this step.

Add the flour slurry again to the crock pot together with the heavy cream. Stir to mix.

Heavy cream, milk, or half and half will all work properly on this recipe. For a lighter chowder, use milk rather than the cream. We benefit from the clean richness of cream in soups and chowders however be at liberty to make use of whichever dairy product you’ve gotten available.

Permit the soup to cook dinner for a couple of minutes, to heat it again up after including the chilly cream. Style and alter the seasonings, as wanted. Potatoes can take extra seasoning than you would possibly suppose, so be sure to’ve used sufficient salt to carry out the entire flavors right here.

This soup could also be held on a heat (lowest potential) crockpot setting for as much as 2 hours as soon as it’s prepared. Serve with loads of crusty bread for dipping.

In case you are within the temper to bake one thing wonderful whereas that is simmering within the crockpot, this rosemary bread is spectacular with the ham and potato chowder.

Sluggish cookers or crockpots are an equipment of which I’ve a couple of. In case you are an avid gradual cooker consumer like I’m, you would possibly perceive the necessity for a couple of. So, let’s speak about my favorites:

First up is that this 6-quart gradual cooker that has a locking lid. These crockpots are implausible for transporting meals. Mine has gone all over the place from church potlucks to barbecues, recreation nights to Thanksgiving dinner. Nonetheless, honest warning, these gradual cookers run loopy sizzling. Low is nearer to a boil than a simmer, the nice and cozy setting truly simmers. So belief me once I say HIGH is excessive.

My on a regular basis gradual cooker is that this 8-quart Crockpot. It’s my go-to equipment for cooking massive roasts and large batches of chili. Enjoyable reality: do you know {that a} full 4-quart cooker, truly cooks extra slowly than a half-full 8-quart cooker?

For simply cooking a couple of kilos of hen to shred for enchiladas or different smaller recipes, this 3-quart model is ideal.

Thanksgiving has turn into a breeze since I’ve mastered easy methods to maintain the entire facet dishes utilizing these medium-sized spherical gradual cookers.

In the event you aren’t a fan of the concept of retaining a couple of gradual cooker in the home, these CrockPockets are a game-changer in terms of making ready and holding a number of dishes on the similar time. They slide into a typical 6-quart crockpot, dividing it into two sections which might be excellent for serving completely different facet dishes or retaining taco fillings heat for events.

Potato Chowder Recipe

You have to these substances for this recipe:

• yellow potatoes 
• yellow onion 
• celery ribs
• carrots
• cooked ham
• kosher salt 
• floor black pepper 
• hen broth
• flour
• heavy cream, half and half, or milk

Beneficiant seasoning is essential in easy recipes like this one. How a lot salt you want will probably be depending on the saltiness of your ham and hen broth.

Begin with a few teaspoon of salt and proceed stirring, salting, and tasting the soup till it tastes excellent. I continuously add nearly 2 teaspoons of salt to this soup.

Sluggish Cooker Soups and Stews

The set-it-and-forget-it side of the gradual cooker is little doubt a significant factor in my love of this equipment. It’s excellent for this ham and potato soup and so many extra soups and stews too.

With a wealthy ham taste and a balanced mixture of potatoes, leeks, and break up peas, this gradual cooker break up pea soup is a really nice shock.

White Rooster Chili is a creamy soup crammed with tender chunks of hen, gentle white beans, inexperienced chile, and loads of spices. Really extra soup than chili, this has been certainly one of our favourite wet day meals for a number of years now. 

Spicy sausage, tender noodles, and a melty cheese topping, this Lasagna Soup recipe has all of your favourite Italian substances simmered collectively in a single pot.

This creamy, wealthy gradual cooker potato soup with a sprinkling of rosemary and thyme simmers within the crock-pot all through the day, till you’re able to eat. I’ve been calling this my “Busy Day Potato Soup” for years.

Sluggish-Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup is filled with seasoned beef, rice, bell peppers, and loads of wealthy flavors. The primary time I made this soup, I suspected it was going to be successful with my household and I used to be proper.

Spicy 5 Bean Chili with Steak and Sausage is a household favourite all winter lengthy. Begin it within the morning and let it simmer by itself all day. Does something scent higher within the fall than a spicy pot of chili or chowder simmering on the range?

{initially revealed 12/1/2014 – notes and images up to date 4/5/23}