Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup
This Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup is the perfect way to use leftover ham bones from your holiday feast. It transforms them into a hearty, flavorful meal that's sure to become a family favorite. Packed with tender vegetables, savory ham, and creamy pinto beans, this soup is delicious and incredibly easy to make.
Equipment
- Slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 leftover ham bone
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 large carrot diced
- 1 15-ounce can corn
- 2 large red potatoes chopped
- 2.5 cups cooked pinto beans
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups ham diced
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Place the leftover ham bone in your slow cooker, then add the diced onion, minced garlic, chopped carrot, canned corn, cubed red potatoes, and cooked pinto beans, stirring gently to distribute the ingredients evenly.
- Pour 4 cups of water into the slow cooker, ensuring enough liquid for the ingredients to cook and flavors to meld together.
- Set your slow cooker to low and simmer the soup for 7 hours, letting the flavors develop and intensify.
- After 7 hours, carefully discard the ham bone from the slow cooker. Add the diced ham to the soup, stirring it to distribute the meat evenly throughout the vegetables and broth.
- Continue cooking the soup on low for 1-2 hours, allowing the diced ham to warm through and the flavors to meld further.
- Before serving, taste the soup and season with salt and pepper to your liking. Ladle the hot, comforting ham bone soup into bowls and enjoy the hearty and satisfying meal you've created from your leftover holiday ham.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 17gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 648mgPotassium: 787mgFiber: 8gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1704IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 3mg
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