Slow Cooker Ham And Potato Soup Food

SLOW-COOKER POTATO & HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine broth, potatoes, onion and pepper. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., Mash potatoes to desired consistency. Whisk in cream cheese until melted. Stir in ham and milk. Cook, covered, until heated through, 15-20 minutes longer. Serve with sour cream and green onions if desired.

SLOW COOKER HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine ham hock, onions, carrot, water, chicken base, sage, thyme, and rosemary in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low, 8 hours to overnight.
• Stir potatoes and tomatoes into the soup and cook on Low, 3 to 4 hours more.
• Remove ham hock, shredding with 2 forks, leaving behind any meat. Add cubed ham.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until it is thick, aromatic, and slightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Add half-and-half until it is gravy consistency. Add mixture to the slow cooker and mix well. Serve with Cheddar cheese.

NORDIC POTATO SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a 3-qt.
• or larger electric slow cooker, combine potatoes, onion, ham hock, dill weed, lemon peel, white pepper, and broth.
• Cover and cook at low setting until ham hock and potatoes are very tender when pierced (7 1/2 to 8 hours).
• Lift out ham hock and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, remove about 1 cup of the potatoes with a little of the broth; whirl in a blender or food processor until pureed and then return the puree to the crock-pot.
• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cream; blend into potato mixture.
• Increase cooker heat setting to high.
• Remove and discard fat and bone from ham; tear meat into bite-size pieces and stir into soup.
• Cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, for 20 more minutes.
• Garnish with dill sprigs, if desired.

SLOW COOKED HAM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Whisk 3 cups warm water with chicken soup base in slow cooker until soup base has dissolved; stir in cream of chicken soup until almost smooth.
• Stir potatoes, ham, corn, yellow onion, and butter into the soup mixture.
• Place flour and 1/2 cup water into a small container with a lid and shake well to combine into a smooth mixture; stir flour mixture into soup. Mix in parsley, dill, and celery seed. Season soup with salt and black pepper.
• Cook chowder on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours, stirring once or twice during cooking.

HAM AND POTATO SOUP (FOR THE SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 6 hours or until potatoes are tender. To serve garnish with diced green onions.
• NOTE: Country ham is salt cured and not honey cured.