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Delicious and hearty Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup made with leftover ham and russet potatoes. Made for less than 30 minutes. Perfect for cold weather!
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Table of Contents
- Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup
- Why You Will Love This Ham And Potato Recipe
- Ingredients For Ham And Potato Soup
- How To Make Instant Pot Ham And Potato Soup
- Recipe Notes and Tips
- Can you make it ahead of time?
- Can you freeze it?
- More Instant Pot Soup Recipes
- More from Delicious Meets Healthy
- Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup Recipe
Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup
This easy and comforting Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup is so delicious and flavorful! I have made this soup several times this winter, and my family loves it! This ham and potato soup is perfect for chilly weather.
If you have tried my Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup, you will love this soup as well. The competition is pretty stiff because both of these soups taste amazing!
If you’re making a big bone-in ham for Christmas this year, don’t throw away the leftover ham bone once all the meat’s been cut off. You can add it to this ham and potato soup to add instant flavor!
If you are looking for more comforting Instant Pot recipes, make sure you try this Instant Pot Beef Stew and the Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe.
Why You Will Love This Ham And Potato Recipe
- Hearty: This instant pot recipe won’t leave you wanting more, it’s very filling.
- Great for a crowd: It is perfect for a crowd or a large gathering. And it can be easily doubled.
- Make ahead: This pressure cooker ham and potato soup recipe is perfect for weekly meal prep.
Ingredients For Ham And Potato Soup
- Ham: I used leftover ham from a bone-in ham. You can also use a store-bough cubed ham, ham bone, a meaty ham shank, or a ham hock with some extra meat.
- Vegetables: carrots, onions, celery, garlic, potatoes. I prefer to use Russet potatoes for the most creamy soup.
- Stock/Broth: I prefer to use chicken stock, but you can use vegetable stock as well
- Heavy cream
- Seasonings and fresh herbs: salt, black pepper, fresh thyme
How To Make Instant Pot Ham And Potato Soup
- Press the “Saute” button on the Instant Pot, and add the butter, carrot, onion, garlic, and celery to the pot. Cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. (This is an optional step. You can dump everything in at once if you want).
- Add the ham, potatoes, vegetable stock and heavy cream to the Instant Pot. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme, and close the lid. Lock the lid, move the valve to “Sealing” and cook on Manual for 10 minutes.
- When the ham and potato soup is done, and you hear the beep sound, press the Cancel/Keep Warm button. Turn the valve to “Venting” and quick release until all the pressure is out.
- Open the lid and serve warm.
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Recipe Notes and Tips
- Use Russet potatoes to make this soup creamy. Russet potatoes have a high starch content and are preferred when making creamy potato soup.
- For even more flavor, you can add in a leftover ham bone if you have any.
- After the soup is done, you can break up and mash some of the potatoes to make it even creamier and thick.
- The soup will continue to thicken as it cools.
- This soup is great on its own or served with crusty bread to mop the bowl.
Soups are a big part of the Winter and Fall season for us – they are easy, comforting and so delicious. They instantly warm you up and are pretty much “set it, and forget it”, especially if you are using an Instant Pot. This ham and potato soup recipe is also great because you can literally dump all the ingredients, and set the Manual setting for 10 minutes. After the soup comes to pressure (in about 10-15 minutes), it takes only 10 minutes to cook, and you have a delicious meal you can serve for dinner and even for lunch the next day.
The best part of this leftover ham bone soup with potatoes is that it’s perfect for weeknight dinners when you don’t have much time to prepare dinner. This Instant Pot soup doesn’t require much prep or cook time, but it tastes as if it has been simmering on the stove for hours. This ham potato soup is also naturally creamy when using Russet potatoes as they break up a little bit while cooking.
Can you make it ahead of time?
This Instant Pot potato soup is great for weekly meal prep. I love making up a big batch of soup on the weekend and then enjoying it throughout the week for easy meals.
Once you have made the soup, let it cool completely before transferring to an airtight container. It will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
You can reheat the soup on the stovetop on medium heat, stirring occasionally until heated through. Alternatively, you can reheat it in the microwave on full power for 3 minutes, stirring halfway.
Can you freeze it?
It’s best not to freeze this soup, as the texture can change quite a bit. The potatoes will absorb a lot of the moisture and they can become quite grainy.
Frozen ham and potato soup will be safe to eat once defrosted and reheated, but it will lose its creamy consistency.
Hope you make and enjoy this ham potato soup in the Instant Pot!
More Instant Pot Soup Recipes
- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
- Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
- Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
- Instant Pot Potato Soup
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Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- ½ cup carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 lb cooked ham, cubed
- 2 lbs Russet potatoes, peeled and cut in 3/4″ cubes
- 32 oz vegetable stock
- ¼ cup organic heavy cream, (or milk, or coconut cream)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon thyme
Instructions
- Press the “Saute” button on the Instant Pot, and add the butter, carrot, onion, garlic, and celery to the pot. Cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. (This is an optional step. You can dump everything in at once if you want).
- Add the ham, potatoes, and vegetable stock to the Instant Pot. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme, and close the lid. Lock the lid, move the valve to "Sealing" and cook on Manual for 10 minutes.
- When the ham and potato soup is done, and you hear the beep sound, press the Cancel/Keep Warm button. Turn the valve to "Venting" and quick release until all the pressure is out.
- Stir in the heavy cream and serve warm.
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Notes
- Use Russet potatoes to make this soup creamy. Russet potatoes have a high starch content and are preferred when making creamy potato soup.
- For even more flavor, you can add in a leftover ham bone if you have any.
- After the soup is done, you can break up and mash some of the potatoes to make it even creamier and thick.
- The soup will continue to thicken as it cools.
- This soup is great on its own or served with crusty bread to mop the bowl.
Nutrition
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THIS WAS WONDERFUL! I INCREASED INGREDIENTS, USED GHEE IN LIEU OF BUTTER, RED POTATOES, DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH VEGETABLE STOCK SO I ADDED SOME CHICKEN BROTH. WONDERFUL!
QUESTION:. IS THE CREAM FOR TASTE OR TO THICKEN? I WOULDN’T MIND IT A TAD BIT THICKER. KEEPER!!
So glad you liked it, Teresa! Yes, the cream will make it a little bit creamier, the soup gets thicker after a while (the next day after it’s been in the fridge). Also, if you use russet potatoes, they are more starchy and will make the soup thicker as some of them will break down while cooking.
Can I used chicken broth instead of vegetable?
Yes, absolutely!
I have a new instapot but nothing on it says manual so I don’t know what I’m pushing us to cook for 10 minutes am I pushing pressure cook am I pushing slow cook am I pushing Steam there’s nothing that says manual
Yes, you have to push pressure cook and adjust the timing according to the recipe.
Yum! This is definitely a keeper! I left the carrots out because my family won’t eat them! Fantastic easy meal! I didn’t add salt. The stock and ham I had had plenty.
I’m looking forward to making this today! I have red skin potatoes. Would it not be as good with those? I saw you mention how the russets break down during cooking. Are red skins much different? Thank you!
I think red potatoes would work for this soup as well. They are a little bit different than russet but they are potatoes and it will taste just as good!
Can I freeze this soup?
Hi Sue, you could freeze the soup but the potatoes will probably not hold their shape very well after defrosting and reheating. It will make the soup a little bit more thick/chunky which is not bad. It will still be delicious though.
I have 6 quart intant pot can double the recipe in my pot
Kara, I made the recipe in a 6 quart IP, and I don’t think it’s big enough to double the recipe. The beans expand while cooking. I would not recommend doubling the recipe if using the 6 quart Instant Pot.
Made this today and it is awesome! The video really doesn`t show how well the veggies and ham were cutup, so I opted to saute the garlic first, then the onion and (diced) carrots. Had reservations about adding the heavy cream with the rest as it`s usually added at the end in other recipes. I did add it when the recipe said to and it was fine.
The aroma while it was cooking was so pleasant and even more so once the QR was done. I had to go out right after it was done, so I left it on keep warm. 5 hrs later came home to a delicious soup.
I added minimal salt and found that was enough. I was out of vegetable broth so I subbed with (Campbell`s) mushroom broth. The only other change I would make is I would double or triple the am`t. of carrots. I did measure all ingredients and the carrots kinda got lost in the mix.
Thank you for sharing!
That instapot potato ham soup was amazing so hearty with a garlic bread delish I will definitely make this again. Yummm
Thanks, Susan! So glad you liked it! It’s a family favorite here too! 🙂
Making this soup tonight. Looks delicious! Is the thyme dried or fresh? And do you add it in before cooking or at the end after cooking?
HI Jennifer, I used dried thyme. You can add it before cooking.