5 from 88 votes
Ham Bone Soup
Ham Bone Soup combines a ham bone with vegetables, beans, and corn to create a hearty, flavorful broth. Cooking it slowly allows the vegetables and beans to absorb the ham's savory richness while the potatoes add gentle heartiness during the last part of cooking. The soup yields tender meat from the ham bone and balanced textures from the vegetables and beans. It's a flexible recipe that can adapt to different ham bone sizes and bean types, making it suitable for using leftovers and creating a nourishing meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Servings:
8
Calories:
169 kcal
Course:
Soup, Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ham bone plus leftover ham meat cut into bite-size pieces, with leftover meat attached
- 4 carrot sliced (about 1 cup
- 4 celery sliced (about 1 cup, stalks
- 4 russet potato peeled and cubed
- 6 ½ cups water
- 15 oz Kidney Beans canned, drained
- 1 cup corn kernels from frozen or canned, drained
- 1 TB garlic powder or minced garlic
- salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
Instructions
- In slow-cooker, add all ingredients except for potatoes. Stir well to combine. Cook on LOW for 8 hours (or on high for 6 hours), adding potatoes for the final 2 hours only, as potatoes can get mushy if cooked too long.
- Remove ham bone. If needed, remove attached meat and shred. Discard the bone, and return shredded meat to the slow cooker.
- Continue cooking until soup is warmed up again. If needed, add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with warm dinner rolls or a crisp salad.
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Notes
- The recipe accommodates varying sizes of ham bone and leftover ham, making it adaptable to what's available in your kitchen.
- Kidney beans can be substituted with other beans like navy or great northern beans without affecting the soup significantly.
- For stovetop cooking, use a large, heavy pot and cook on low boil for 2 hours, adding potatoes in the last 30 minutes to keep them firm.
- Start with a larger slow cooker if using a large ham bone to allow enough space for ingredients and broth.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Sodium
60mg
(3%)
Potassium
704mg
(15%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
45IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 60mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 704mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 45IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.