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This hearty and delicious soup is full of ham, potatoes, veggies, and real cheddar cheese. It is so good and has become an instant favorite at our house!
If you love eating soups during these cold winter months then you should cook up this cheeseburger soup, this pasta e Fagioli soup, or this delicious chicken gnocchi soup. They are some tried and true favorites!
Ham and Potato Cheddar Soup
I couldn’t hold back on this soup any longer! It is one of the BEST soups that we have ever had! It’s a great soup to make too if you have any leftover ham. I loved how hearty this soup was. Full of ham, potatoes, carrots, and corn it all comes together so well and makes this soup delicious. Plus, it’s simple and easy to make and you can have dinner ready in less than 30 minutes.
But let’s talk about the cheese… The cheddar base of this soup was hands down my favorite part! You will not believe how amazing the real cheddar cheese tastes and how it adds such great flavor to this soup. As soon as I had a taste I couldn’t wait for my family to try it! It was such a huge hit at dinner that the soup pot was completely scraped clean. We loved it at our house and I know that you guys are going to rave about this recipe!
Ingredients to Make Ham and Potato Cheddar Soup
This list of ingredients is simple and easy. You probably already have all of these items in your kitchen! See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Potatoes: Peel and dice your potatoes to put into the soup.
- Chicken broth: This adds in so much flavor to the base of the soup.
- Carrots: If you want to save some time then buy a bag of matchstick carrots from the store. Then you can just measure and dump them in!
- Onion: After you chop up this onion, it will add so much flavor to the soup!
- Butter: I used unsalted butter with this recipe.
- Flour: All purpose flour works great for this soup!
- Milk: I used 2% milk but whatever you have on hand will work just fine.
- Salt and pepper: Use these to taste to add to and enhance the other flavors.
- Sharp cheddar cheese: I like to shred the cheese from a block. It will melt better in the soup because it doesn’t have a coating on it like pre-packed shredded cheese does.
- Ham: Make sure that your ham is precooked. You can even by precooked ham that already comes cubed at the store if you want to save some time!
- Corn: I used frozen corn in this recipe.
Let’s Make Some Soup!
This ham and potato cheddar soup only will take about 30 minutes from start to finish. So get cooking and you will have a hearty and delicious soup ready in no time!
- Cook vegetables: In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, chicken broth, carrot and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Make a roux and then mix everything together: Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add the milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir the mixture into the potatoes and chicken broth. Stir in cheese until melted. Add ham and corn. Heat though.
Bread for Dipping
Isn’t soup just that much better when you have some delicious bread to dip in it?! Here are some ideas of bread that you can make to go with this ham and potato cheddar soup.
- Bread: You can make up a loaf of homemade bread or even some sourdough bread. It will taste so good with this soup!
- Breadsticks: I love a good breadstick with some soup. Try out these Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks or these Homemade Breadtwists.
- Rolls: Homemade rolls just cannot be beat! You can make these super easy 1-Hour Rolls or these tried and true Lion House Rolls
How to Store Leftovers
This soup is great the next day for lunch or dinner. When the soup has cooled then place it in an airtight container and put it in the fridge. It will last 3-4 days.
More Delicious Soup Recipes
Soups are so good, especially during cold winter months. But let’s be honest. I love them so much that I cook them all year long! I’ve rounded up a few more of my favorite soup recipes that I think that you and your family will love! There are a bunch of different types and flavors so there should be something for everyone!
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We all loved this and doubled the recipe for leftovers!
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Ham and Potato Cheddar Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup carrot sliced
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 1/4 cup butter cubed
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups sharp shredded cheddar cheese 8 ounces
- 1-1/2 cups ham cubed cooked
- 1 cup corn
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, chicken broth, carrot, and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add the milk, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir the mixture into the potatoes and chicken broth. Stir in cheese until melted. Add ham and corn. Heat through.
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Nutrition
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Can I add ham bones & later pull the meat off?
Yes, that will work too.
Looks yummy
For the slow roast Mongolian beef: how long would you put it in for if using an instant pot?
I haven’t used my instant pot yet for the Mongolian beef. Let me know how it turns out! Thanks so much for following along with me! XOXO
Love your recipes keep them coming. I get tired of eating the same food all the time.
As I am allergic to wheat, I used potato flour instead of all-purpose flour. It was soooo delicious. I recommend this substitution to anyone who is allergic to wheat.
i would recommend increasing the potatoes to 3 cups, onions to 1/2 cup, and cutting the flour down by half
The weather is getting hotter but I love soups and love my slow cooker thank you
Is there a nutrition guide for any of your recipes?
I like to use skinnytaste.com or myfitnesspal.com for any nutritional information that I need. Hope that can help you as well! Thanks os much for following along with me! XOXO
Easy and tasty.
This is on STEADY rotation at our house. In fact, we love it so much I usually double the recipe for lots of leftovers. Comfort food to the max!
That is great to hear! I am so glad that you love it so much! Thank you for sharing and following along with me! XOXO
This soup was delicious and so easy to make. Made it last weekend with ham. Hubby loved it so much, I’m making it again today minus the ham and will serve with hamburgers. This is now my go to soup!
MMM! That sounds delicious! I love how you made it your own! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
What are your thoughts on using bacon instead of ham?
Yes, please do! That sounds great! XOXO
Delicious. Everyone loved it. I used celery instead of carrots
Would I use frozen corn or canned corn and do I drain the liquid??
I use frozen. I just put it in during the boiling stage, usually, and it turns out great.
I gotta say that it’s not often I find Taste of Home recipes can be improved upon, but I think you did it! Swapping chicken broth for water…and while peas and ham go well together, I consider potatoes and corn to be a comfort food combination! YUM!
This is my second time making this…. however, I forgot milk so I improvised and used a corn starch mixture in the butter, salt/pepper combo instead: I added 2T of corn starch to 2T of water, stirred until well blended, then filled the liquid measuring cup to 2 cups (to substitute the 2 cups of milk), and then heated 2min until thick, and finally ad ed it to the rest of the chicken broth/potato mixture. This actually made the soup better in my opinion and created the perfect thickness of soup that I like. The milk made the soup more liquids to my liking the first time I made this, but I just added more cheese to make it better and was still good. Hope this helps someone else who is low on milk and needs a quick substitute. I’m glad I’m a quick thinker cause I didn’t know what else I was going to do and was going to be super sad if I couldn’t make this soup that I have been craving again. Have a good winter. ??
That is great that you made it your own! I love all your substitutions! Thanks for sharing! XOXO