Whether as a leftover meal or a comforting dinner, ham and potato soup is always a good idea.

We use both half-and-half and flour to make this ham and potato soup creamy.

This is the ideal soup to make with leftover baked hamsay, after a holiday meal or Easter lunch.

Southern Living Potato and Ham Soup in bowls to serve

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But you might also buy pre-baked ham slices or ham steaks at the grocery store and use that instead.

Get creative with the spices, and make this soup your own.

you’re free to add toppings like Cheddar cheese and bacon bits to make the soup more robust.

Southern Living Potato Ham Soup ingredients

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Store in the fridge up to 4 days.

you’re able to also microwave single servings to warm it through.

Can You Freeze Ham and Potato Soup?

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We do not recommend you freeze ham and potato soup.

The potatoes are likely to turn mealy once thawed, and the dairy in this soup could separate.

Even after heating, the soup won’t return to its former glory.

Southern Living Potato Ham Soup adding the vegetables to the pot

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More Favorite Ham Recipes:

Got even more leftover ham and need some use-it-up ideas?

Try these:

Ingredients

1/4cup(2 oz.

Stir in the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and salt.

Southern Living Potato and Ham Soup cooking the celery, onion and carrot

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Cook for 5 minutes or until beginning to soften, stirring often.

Add flour:

Sprinkle the flour over the onion mixture and stir to coat.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

Southern LIving Potato Ham Soup adding the flour to the vegetables

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Do not let the flour brown.

Add potatoes and herbs:

Add the potatoes, thyme, and bay leaf.

Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are very tender.

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Discard the bay leaf.

Season with black pepper and cayenne, and taste for salt, adding more if desired.

Serve:

Serve warm, garnished with thyme leaves.

Southern Living Potato Ham Soup adding the potatoes and the bay leaf

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Strain and discard the solids.

Southern Living Potato Ham Soup simmering the soup with the potatoes

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Southern Living Potato Ham Soup crushing some of the potatoes

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Southern Living Potato Ham Soup after the half and half has been added

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Southern Living Potato Ham Soup in bowls to serve garnished with thyme leaves

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