How to Make Ham Bone and Vegetable Soup - A Step-by-Step Guide

When the weather turns chilly, there's nothing quite like a hearty bowl of soup to warm you up from the inside out. And if you're looking for a comforting and nutritious soup that makes use of leftover ham, then you've come to the right place. This recipe for Ham Bone and Vegetable Soup is a wonderful way to use up that leftover ham bone and create a flavorful and satisfying meal for your family.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons bacon grease
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 potatoes, diced
  • 8 cups hot water
  • 8 cubes chicken bouillon
  • 1 ham bone
  • 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • ½ (16 ounce) package frozen corn
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 4 hrs 20 mins
  • Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
  • Servings: 12

  • Melt bacon grease in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in hot bacon grease until vegetables are slightly tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes into onion mixture; cook and stir until golden, about 10 minutes.
  • Stir hot water and chicken bouillon together in a slow cooker until bouillon is dissolved; add onion mixture, ham bone, diced tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, black pepper, and salt.
  • Cook soup in the slow cooker set to Low for 4 to 6 hours. Remove ham bone from soup and let rest until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from ham bone and stir meat into soup.
  • Nutrition

    87 cal.

    • Total Fat: 0g
    • Saturated Fat: 0g
    • Cholesterol: 0mg
    • Sodium: 1039mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 19g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 4g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 18mg
    • Calcium: 43mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 461mg