Use up leftover ham bones to make this delicious, effortless soup. The marrow from the bone gives the broth a rich flavor that is so smooth. Filled with potatoes and vegetables, this Ham Bone Soup is so filling. Keep this one on your radar around Easter and Christmas time!
Happy 2016! I always feel like this time of year should be smooth sailing, with fresh starts and resolutions and the end of the Christmas craziness. But it never is. At least not for me. The absolute, total CRAZINESS of the holiday season takes its toll. Parties to attend, clothes to fit into, food to make, treats to prepare, houses to clean, presents to buy and wrap, decorations to put up and take down….repeat repeat repeat. It’s nuts! And it’s no wonder a lot of us feel a bit down and numb after it’s all done.
While we were with family last week, we made a ham. A delicious, glazed ham that I forgot to photograph. So I photographed its carcass while it made us a delicious soup. 🙂
If you’ve never made a ham bone soup before, you have to try this. Especially when cooked in a crockpot, it is SO EASY. And so, so good.
Here’s hoping for a fulfilling and happy 2016 for ALL of you!
Need other recipe ideas for using up ham? Start here! Leftover Lunch Meat Grilled Cheese, Hot Ham and Cheese Rollups and Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches!
CROCKPOT LEFTOVER HAM BONE SOUP
Use your leftover ham bone to make this delicious, effortless soup!
ingredients:
- 1 leftover cooked ham bone (preferably with a bit of meat still attached)
- 2 Russet potoatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 12-oz. bag frozen corn
- 15-oz. can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups water
- 2 chicken Bouillon cubes
instructions
- Place all ingredients into a 6-quart crock pot. Cook on Low for 8-9 hours or High for 5-6 hours. One hour before soup is done, remove the ham bone and let cool on a cutting board for 15 minutes.
- Remove the meat from the ham bone and add it to the crockpot. Discard bone. Serve when soup is warmed through.
NOTES:
Cook on Low for 8-9 hours or High for 5-6 hours.
I know exactly how you feel! The post-holidays rush is even crazier than the holiday season sometime. Phew! So glad you managed to survive though–here’s to a happy 2016, and this soup!!
I love soups that you can just dump into the crockpot and forget about! This one looks so cozy and perfect for those chilly winter nights!
Yum! I love a ham soup and this one looks packed full of veggies just the way I like it!
So good! My husband hates my cooking, so since he loved this he claimed to have made it! Great, easy to make soup! Just my style, only it tasted amazing!
Just put this soap together using the ham bone from Easter dinner. Easy and smells delicious!
I hope it turned out great, Jill! We LOVE this soup!
Megan
Can this be done in the pressure cooker???
Hi Christy, I imagine that it can! I haven’t bought one yet though so I don’t have any recommended recipes.
Can you used canned pintos instead of kidney beans?
Instead of canned beans, can you use dry beans? As I figure with all the liquid, they would cook right along in the soup but wanted to make sure.
Hi Tonya, dry beans are great to use! I would check the directions of the bag you have to see how much water is needed and the timing. Great question!