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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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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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One of my favorite soups to make. My 7 year old loves it! Super easy to make as well.
Any recommendations on how to make in a crock pot?
This one is best made on the stove but I will try and rework it as a crockpot recipe, that’s a great idea!
I have made this soup for years & love it! Today was my first time trying in the instant pot. I put the onions, chicken broth, carrots and potatoes in for low slow cooker setting for 2-3 hours. Then I made the flour and milk mixture, in the stove & added to the cooker… towards the end, I added the ham , cheese and corn & put on low pressure cook. It worked great!
Made this to put in some homemade bread bowls. Absolutely perfect! Will definitely make again. The entire family loved it.
I made this one day when my Mom was sick and it was a huge hit! I’m allergic to onion so I just it out. She makes potato soup with a starter and we love this one so much better! I’d never made a roux before, but this gave me confidence in my self to try other things from scratch!
This was very good!! I dont like onion, so I substituted celery. I will make this again.
Absolutely delicious! I had friends over for lunch and the both requested the recipe. Will make again and again.
I will make this again but next time I will make my potatoes larger and less flour. It’s a little too to thick. But all in all, this is a really good soup.
Love this soup! Only change I make is I leave the carrots out. Just a personal preference. I also cook fresh corn on the cob and cut it off the cob. Amazing! It warms up nicely the next day with some additional chicken broth as well.
What a great recipe! I have made this soup several times and everyone loves it. I appreciate the optional 2X and 3X measurements.
It is my go-to-soup on a cold winter day, and it is easy to prepare and so delicious. The corn gives it a fresh added flavor so don’t leave it out.
I follow the recipe as stated, but I do add a few extra seasonings like garlic and some smoked paprika.
Wow, this was delicious! Only change I made was to add some chopped celery and I sauted the onion, celery, carrots and potatoes before adding the stock. I followed the rest of the recipe as written. This was so good.
This was my project for today. Doubled the recipe so my daughter and granddaughter could enjoy it as well. This will be a yearly recipe for me as it gets cold here in the winter where I live. Added a little extra cheese for added thickness and flavor.
Yummy! I agree with the reviewers that it needed more of a flavor profile so I also sautéed the ham in butter with the onion and carrots & added garlic. I have Hungarian hot paprika in the spice cabinet so I added a pinch of that. Next time I think I will add some frozen peas too! Hubby said “Please make this again!”
I made this for my family last night and it was delicious, but I’m glad I read over some of the comments. I did add some spices to it, the next time I make this I think I’ll try some of the ideas for the onions & garlic before I just add them in. My grandkids said it was a very filling soup, I though at first they didn’t like it, but they all said it was very good, even though no one back for seconds except my daughter! But I’ll have leftovers tonight for supper.
My family and I love this recipe. I do add smoked paprika to taste because it brings out the flavor of the cheese and adds an excellent smoked flavor to the dish. I make this all the time!!!!
This soup is delicious! A great Sunday night supper, my husband loved it!
At this time I use just a few recipes.
So let me tell you my husband’s favorite is the sausage and peppers.
My favorite is the potato soup
I put bacon in mine or sausage
It doesn’t matter this is the best.
My kids like the chicken with broc.