I mentioned yesterday that I made a ham for Christmas dinner. Since it was mainly just Jake and me eating it (with a few additional bites going to Baylen) we had lots of leftover meat. I kept the bone and decided to try my hand at making soup with it. I threw in a little of this and a little of that, and it ended up being pretty darn good. I’m inspired to make ham more often!
If you have some leftover ham in your fridge, here’s an easy peasy way to transform it into a new meal that you can serve to your family and guests this weekend. 
Slow Cooker Ham Bone, Potato & Cheese Soup
Ingredients:
-1 ham bone with leftover meat or at least 2 cups chopped ham
-3 cups chicken broth
-1 tablespoon olive oil
-1 teaspoon minced onion
-1 teaspoon minced garlic
-2 cups chopped carrots
-8 – 10 medium sized potatoes, peeled and diced
-1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
-16 oz Velveeta, sliced
-salt to taste
Directions: Place ham bone in crock pot and pour chicken stock overtop. Add water until the ham bone is completely covered. Add olive oil, onion, garlic, and carrots. Cook on high for 2 hours. Carefully remove ham bone and chop off leftover meat, and add it back into the broth. Add extra ham from the fridge if needed to reach a total of at least two cups. Add diced potatoes and cook on low for 3 hours or until the potatoes are soft. Add heavy whipping cream, Velveeta, and salt. Cook for an additional 30 minutes on low. Garnish with cheese and/or parsley. Makes enough to fill a large slow cooker.
Skinny version: You could easily leave out the heavy whipping cream and Velveeta, and it would still taste great! I’m just giving myself a little extra holiday freedom this week. 🙂
Enjoy your leftovers!
What do you usually make with leftover ham?!
Amber
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I just found your site while searching for a ham bone soup recipe. You inspire me to be a better mom.
Hi Beth! Thank you so much for your sweet comment! And thanks for reading my blog! 🙂
We just tried this recipe to use our leftover Christmas ham. It was SO good! To make it easier I substituted the potatoes with a bag of frozen russet potatoes. Thanks for sharing this recipe!!
Oh awesome! I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for the tip with the frozen potatoes – genius!
Does it freeze well?
Yes! It does! 🙂
Making this tonight for New Years Eve! Instead of Velveeta I’m doing a creamy white cheese sauce with Gruyere and White Cheddar. I will make a roux and then add those cheeses to it and then pour it to the crock pot soup mixture. I also added peas in addition to carrots. Cannot wait !