This hearty Ham and Cheese Soup is a favorite around here. Perfect recipe for leftover dinner ham, or use a ham steak. This creamy soup is chock full of celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, ham and cheese. You can have this main dish soup on the table in thirty minutes! Score.
On the menu today: soup. And a laugh.
Was delighted to have my extended family in from Rhode Island recently.
I made what I always make when the gang comes up: homemade soup and homemade bread. Soup’s easy, feeds a crowd, and holds well for latecomers. (Important!) We had this best ever creamy and cheesy Ham and Cheese Soup.
Everyone loves this soup and it’s easy to make. Even the littlest kids don’t realize it’s chock full of veggies: onions, celery, potatoes and carrots. (And we don’t mention it!) This soup tastes even better the next day as the flavors meld.
So we got chatting around the table about Jerry, George and the Soup Nazi. Then I had to go and watch this short clip. And now I’m laughing and maybe you are too.
I do serve bread with my soup, no extra charge or intimidation. (Sure hope Soup Nazis don’t live at your house or “No soup for you!”)
Nothing better than a steaming bowl of thick and hearty soup on a cold day. The temps have been dropping like a rock around here, so that means it’s time to start making this delicious soup again.
The rich, creamy flavor of this perfectly seasoned main dish soup is wonderful. Ham and cheese is a great combination and this is the best and easiest soup ever. Hope you’ll try this soup recipe and can’t wait to hear how you like it!
Hearty Ham and Cheese Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz. chopped ham
- 3/4 cup chopped onions
- 3/4 cup shredded carrots approximately 2
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups diced potatoes approximately 4
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 8 ounces American cheese or Velveeta cut in small pieces for easy melting
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Saute onion, carrots and celery in 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Stir in basil and parsley.
- Add chicken broth and diced potatoes.
- Cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
- Separately, mix melted butter and flour together with a fork and add to soup.
- Bring to a boil and mix well.
- Turn heat down, then add ham, cheese, milk, salt and pepper.
- DO NOT BOIL AFTER ADDING MILK AND CHEESE.
- Blend in 1/4 cup sour cream.
Notes
You may also like: Simon Pearce Vermont Cheddar Soup
sandi says
Classic Seinfeld! It took me awhile to figure out what eva was, thought it was a someone. Will be making this soon.
Dawn says
Looks easy enough, I’ll have to try this soup!
Love that Seinfeld episode too!!
nancy mcmahan says
Eva Eva I kept saying to myself. Then it clicked. I am a bit slow this morning. Loved the clip. Going to try that yummy sounding soup. Thanks
Tracy Costa says
Perfect! I baked a ham yesterday! This is what we are having tonight! What kind of cheese did you use? You are a life saver! Love the pictures too! Thanks Allie!
Aunt Pinkie says
Can’t wait to try it! Looks fabulous!
Barbara child says
Good for a crowd!
Michelle says
HI Allie,
Soup looks yummy and delicious. Do you need the sour cream? Want to make it soon
Michelle
Allie Taylor says
Hope you make it Michelle. I’ve made it without the sour cream in a pinch. And it tastes fine. It’s a little richer and thicker with the sour cream.
Susie Mandel says
I can’t wait to try it, either! I was laughing while reading comments, b/c I was thinking of our friend’s little baby named Eva and was mispronouncing it, too.
Allie Taylor says
Perhaps I should have named it something else. Or spelled it differently? Like best eveh….
Bresca says
Perfect for our leftover ham. Thanks for sharing such great recipes!
Christy says
Servin’ this up for supper tonight with Dan & Kristen. Have already sampled and it ‘s delish. Perfect for a cold winter’s night!
Allie Taylor says
YAY!!!
Allie Taylor says
Wahoo Cali cousins!!! Enjoy.
Jan says
This looks so yummy! My family I’d going to live it!
Sandi says
Just made the soup without sour cream (which I forgot to buy) and it was very good. I happened to have fresh basil that I used. Very easy to make. Bec and Calvin were over and they liked it too (and Bill).
Allie Taylor says
Nice,so glad you liked it!
Linda Jenkins says
I can’t imagine any of the ham lovers in my family not loving this soup. Wish I had read this earlier today. My sister and I took Mom out for the day. So cold and raw out that even she was snapping at us to move the wheel chair faster and to get her to the car more quickly. I was chilled to the bone when I arrived home. Tasting the soup in my mind is warming me up a bit. I will definitely make this recipe. Or, maybe I’ll give the recipe to Jack and just sit back and enjoy. I just printed out the recipe for Jack. 🙂
Allie Taylor says
Good for you Linda!! Yes, sit back and enjoy.:)
Maggie says
Allie,
I just made this soup. It’s great! Thank you! I struggle to find and decide what to cook. This was very easy. If I can successfully make this, anyone can. Do you have a favorite clam chowder recipe? Love your blog! It brightens my day:). I’m having technical difficulties, but I give it 5 stars!
Allie Taylor says
Thank you so much Maggie. Glad you like the soup and the blog! This soup really is one of our favorites. I don’t have a favorite clam chowder recipe. Yet. (Maybe I better start looking though! Thanks for the good idea. Clam chowder would be a great recipe to share here.)
Bresca says
We liked this soup a lot. I actually made a one-and-a-half recipe, to use the 12 oz. of cheese I bought, then ended up deciding that we liked it quite well when we had only put in half of the cheese! I think it would be a great soup base without the ham or cheese or anything — but of course that stuff made it even better. A note — I did add enough broth (and a little water) to the butter/flour mixture to work on making a smooth sauce before adding it to the soup since there is so much more flour than butter and it almost forms a dough. Also, I love salty food, and this was plenty salty (so you could cut back a little if needed). We will be making this again. Yum!
Susie says
We tried this for the first time last night and LOVED it!! Elizabeth loved it, too, Allie. She’s our weekend guest for two weekends while taking a class here in Columbia for work. What a great dish for a cold winter night!
Aster says
This soup is SOOO delicious!! We have made it so many times! It’s the perfect hot meal for when you’ve just been skating all evening and are freezing. Thanks for posting it 🙂
Allie says
I can see it would be PERFECT after skating, Aster! So glad you are enjoying it.
Megan Marlowe says
Alli, this looks delicious! I love a good ham and cheese soup and this looks like a winner right here. Can’t wait to cozy up to this during the chilly months ahead!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
Allie, SCORE indeed! I love a hearty soup – especially when it can be whipped up in 30 minutes and this more than fits the bill! So many flavors – I can see how this gets better with time! By the way, that Soup Nazi episode on Seinfeld was my favorite! And, this year when we were in NYC, we stumbled on a restaurant that served soup exclusively – come to find out, it was it’s owner -The Original Soup Man- that inspired that Seinfeld episode – what are the odds eh?!
Also, by the way – what are the chances that you’ll post that homemade bread recipe as those slices look so darn good – and I’m not even a bread person – but cannot deny myself of a taste of a great loaf! I hope y’all are staying warm up there – I’m trying to blow some of this 80 degree air up there for ya! 🙂
Happy Wednesday my sweet friend! XOXO
Michelle says
This is definitely going on the menu! We are big soup fans here, and I am always looking for a new one to try!
Carina says
Mmmmm, this soup looks so comforting and delicious. I love soups, truly one of my favourite things about colder weather. I had been meaning for quite a while now to add a cheesy soup to our repertoire, but somehow never wound up doing it. This is a great reminder… thanks. 🙂 Haha… Seinfeld! Well, you’ve cheered my mood on a dreary day. Thanks, dear. Have a good week and stay warm. Xoxo
Allie says
Thanks Carina, it was a dreary day around here too. The days are getting shorter all the time and I think I’m feeling it. But it’s definitely soup weather and I hope you and your family enjoy this one. XO
Tony Molica says
Sitting at the airport, this recipe reminds me that I look forward to getting home.
Allie says
Thanks Tony with a Y, trust you made it home safely.
Eva says
Je suis d’accord avec toi, tout le monde aime la soupe ! Je suis fan inconditionnel, surtout maintenant que les jours commencent à raccourcir. TA soupe a l’air très bonne et réconfortante. ton vidéo est très drôle. Je bien aimée. Bon weekend Allie. xoxo
Ps: ton pain aussi a l’air très bon. Tu partageras la recette?
Toni says
I made this Friday night. It was a huge hit! So delicious!!
Allie says
Hey that’s awesome Toni, glad everyone liked it. This recipe can also be made with hamburger, FYI and then we call it Cheeseburger soup. Bet your crew would like that too. Hope all is well my friend. XO