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Slow Cooker Potato Ham Chowder

December 1, 2014 · 17 Comments

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Slow Cooker Potato Ham Chowder recipe by Barefeet In The Kitchen

Creamy potato soup with soft chunks of buttery potatoes and salty sweet ham is perfect with a salad on the side or just some crusty bread. This recipe is so over-the-top simple, it’s hardly a recipe. However, awesome ways to use our leftovers make my heart go pitter-pat, so I’m sharing this soup with you today. I spent less than 5 minutes working on this meal and when we were ready to eat all I needed to do was scoop and serve. That is my favorite kind of easy dinner!

I was staring into the refrigerator over the weekend and I really didn’t feel like warming up another plate of leftovers. (This is what tends to happen when you accidentally wind up with triple the amount of ham and potatoes as your family could possible eat!) I saw the container (okay, technically, it was pretty much a vat) of potatoes and a big package of ham and decided to see if I could improvise with what we had and come up with a new Baked Potato Soup. Unlike a few other recent recipe attempts, this improvised soup turned out fabulously and there was hardly a bite leftover!

 

Slow Cooker Mashed Potato and Ham Chowder recipe made with just three ingredients!
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Slow Cooker Potato Ham Chowder
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 8 cups leftover smashed or roughly mashed potatoes
  • 3 cups cooked ham chopped small
  • 2-4 cups milk
  • kosher salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Combine the potatoes and ham in the crock-pot. Pour enough milk into the crock-pot to almost cover them. Stir or smash with a heavy spoon to combine. Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 4 hours or HIGH for 2 hours. Stir and lightly smash any large chunks of potato. Season generously with salt and pepper, taste and adjust as needed. Cover again and cook for 1-3 more hours on LOW. Add more milk as desired to thin the soup to your desired thickness. Serve with crusty bread for dipping. Enjoy!
Notes

Generous seasoning is crucial in simple recipes like this one. How much salt you need will be dependent on both how salty your ham is and how salted the potatoes are. Start with about a teaspoon and continue stirring, salting, and tasting the soup until it tastes perfect. I added almost 2 teaspoons of salt to our soup.

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Hi, I’m Mary. I’m the author, cook, photographer, and travel lover behind the scenes here at Barefeet In The Kitchen. I'm also the author of three cookbooks dedicated to making cooking from scratch as simple as possible.

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  1. Sue/the view from great island says

    December 1, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    My dad sends me a giant ham every December, so I am filing this away…looks so comforting!

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  2. Amanda says

    December 2, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious!

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  3. Deborah says

    December 9, 2014 at 7:13 am

    I have a freezer full of ham – definitely bookmarking this recipe!!

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  4. Chris says

    December 13, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    This will be great the next cold rainy day, I'd love to walk in and smell this already cooking.

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  5. Anonymous says

    January 1, 2015 at 4:40 am

    I would add some onions!

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  6. Anonymous says

    January 1, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    what about like half and half instead?

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    • Mary says

      January 1, 2015 at 9:30 pm

      I'm sure it would be delicious with half and half. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    January 2, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    Add a little corn as well, yum

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  8. kaitlyn peters says

    January 3, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    What Kind of potatoes were used. The last ones I used got all gluey

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    • Mary says

      January 4, 2015 at 6:00 am

      I'm fairly certain that I used red potatoes for the soup. However, in my experience, most potatoes will become "gluey" if over-cooked. Keep an eye on the soup and make sure you aren't cooking it for too long. Enjoy!

      Reply
  9. Robinz says

    January 11, 2015 at 1:39 am

    I did this exactly of the recipe but it never thickened. Am I missing something?

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    • Mary says

      January 17, 2015 at 11:49 pm

      I'm so sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you, Robinz. It is possible that your mashed potatoes may have simply had more liquid in them. It's hard to guess without actually being in your kitchen.

      Reply
  10. Dee Dee says

    January 14, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    I was so excited when I saw this earlier in the week that I immediately made a batch (and tweaked it a bit!)! Hope you don't mind that I referred to you and your version in my post about it! :o) http://www.mymidlifekitchen.com/?recipe=crock-pot-ham-potato-chowder

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  11. Anonymous says

    June 8, 2015 at 1:04 am

    Im confused,the picture shows chunks of potatoes but yet it calls for smashed. am I wrong. Ed

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    • Mary says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:39 pm

      When I smash the potatoes, I leave small chunks throughout the soup. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  12. nick says

    January 22, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    Could I incorporate the ham bone in w/ this somehow?

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    • Mary says

      January 23, 2018 at 6:32 am

      Sure. You could add the hambone after smashing the potatoes and let it cook along with the rest of the ingredients. Remove it before servings. Enjoy!

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