Instant Pot Leftover Hambone Soup
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The best way to use up leftover ham! With the most flavorful broth, this hearty, cozy soup is so simple yet SO SO GOOD.
I honestly look forward to the leftover ham more so than the holiday ham itself.
I just get so excited to repurpose the leftovers, whether that’s in some ham and cheese drop biscuits, baked ham and cheese croissants, or this hambone soup.
Yes, hambone soup is one of my all-time holiday favorites.
I didn’t even know you could use your leftover hambone until 2013! Since then, I have been making this stovetop version every. single. year. It’s cozy, it’s hearty, and it’s loaded with so many hearty veggies (another great way to use up your holiday leftovers!) to complement the sweet chunks of ham.
It is perfection. And now you can make it right in the pressure cooker without any kind of babysitting or fuss, creating the most flavorful ham stock ever.
Serve with crusty bread and keep warm during this winter season! I just read there’s a winter storm headed to the northeast!
Instant Pot Leftover Hambone Soup
Ingredients
- 1 leftover hambone
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 ½ cups leftover diced ham
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 russet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place hambone, onion and bay leaf into a 6-qt Instant Pot®. Add enough water to almost cover the bone without passing the max line of the insert, about 7 cups.
- Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 30 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions; remove and discard hambone and bay leaf.
- Add ham, carrots, potato, beans, corn, garlic and thyme. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions. Stir in parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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Great lighter soup. Split pea is really heavy.
Thanks for this simple but delicious recipe! It was a nice change from the typical split pea ham soup recipes I used to think were the standard for using a leftover ham bone. My family enjoyed the soup, and I enjoyed how easy it was. I subbed in cubed butternut squash for the carrots, since I had one partially cut open in my fridge. It was delicious!
This turned out more amazing than I imagined! I was concerned about using a ham bone that was initially cooked from a spiral sliced ham in a slow cooker, but it turned out great. The only thing I would change is the amount of potatoes, corn, and carrots. It’s a personal preference, but I think it can handle more. This is a true winner and a “make again” for my family. Thank you for this incredible recipe!
This soup is absolutely delicious! My pot is a little bigger, so I used 10 cups of water and just about doubled everything else. It is hearty and so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Great recipe! I substituted chopped cabbage (4 cups) for the corn and beans and added another potato.
What a wonderful flavor! Go easy on the salt or omit it if your ham is very salty.
What if you do not own an instant pot? How do you do this on a stovetop?
It turned out so good!! I did change the amounts of everything as i doubled the bach and added a little heavy whipping cream to the broth at the very end I felt it needed an extra umph and that made it perfect!! My sone who hates carrots and potatoes loved this…..well at least the broth and corn lol 🙂
Thanks! This came out so good!!!
I’ve made this a number of times now – it’s the best recipe I’ve found for using up a ham bone. I often add a little lemon pepper to my own serving, but other than that, I do it as written.
This is my all-time favorite soup! The first time I made it I had a leftover ham bone, but since then we’ve not had one again. So, I buy smoked ham hocks and it works perfectly.
This turned out very good — the first time I ever made ham bone soup. However, mine didn’t look like the picture because mine had LOTS more broth. My variation was that I used some beef stock I had leftover from cooking a beef roast, in place of the water, but still had to add extra water to cover the ham bone. I added an extra potato, and used home cooked red beans in place of the canned beans. Oh, and I didn’t have any parsley. Still, it was good and easy to make.
That sounds delicious but it’s entirely different.
OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO GOOD! For Thanksgiving, my in-laws did not have enough room in their refrigerator for the ham so we had to store it in our fridge. In exchange for use of our fridge, we were allowed to keep the left over ham and bone. I Googled Ham Bone soup and was happy to see that Damn Delicious had a recipe. And WOW! This soup is so delicious and even my parents were impressed when we brought some over to them. Unfortunately, the yield is a little less than desired but I guess we will just have to make sure everyone gives us their ham bones during the holidays to make more of this!
Made this several times. It’s a great way to use that holiday hambone. Thanks, I expect a great recipe from damndelicious.net!
This was delicious and simple to make. A great use for the leftover Christmas hambone I almost threw out! I replaced the beans with more potatoes because we like that better and it turned out great!
Made the Leftover Ham Bone soup. I have an 8 qt Instant Pot so I had more water in it. I compensated by adding more veggies and also a stick of celery. it took 2.5 hours as I cut the meat off the bone and used it. Everyone loved it! It sure was Damn Delicious!!!!
Don’t you mean ✨ham delicious✨?
*Dah dum tss*
This is my first time making this recipe. In addition to your list of ingredients I added celery, a tied together bundle of fresh rosemary, sage and thyme, and three heaping tablespoons of tomato paste, and two tablespoons of chicken broth powder, a can of kidney beans instead of corn I opted for and 8oz. can of peas.
Our favorite soup! I am excited to try the InstantPot version. When we don’t have a leftover hambone, I go to Honeybaked Ham and purchase one there – no more waiting until after a holiday! We love your recipes Chungah
So good!! I substituted dried herbs for the fresh and used a mixture of great northern beans and red kidney beans that I pre-soaked from dried. I will definitely make this again.
I love the stove top version of the hambone soup!!! Hubby wants me to make it all the time. Now, I HAVE to try the Instant Pot Version!!! Thank you for this recipe!!!!
Can I just throw into slow cooker? Don’t own an Instant Pot.
Most definitely, but add a lot more time to the initial ham bone cook.
5 stars now because it was easy to follow and kind of fun! I just purchased an IP recipe book to put mine to good use, dont use it much but want to. I
dont have any parsley so, using cilantro ….this soup in place of chicken noodle for the sick kiddos! Got a few minutes to go
I made this recipe as my first IP recipe ever! It was so easy to follow. I did not make my own ham broth but instead used a box of chicken stock and it was a major hit in my home. I will keep making this anytime we have left over Easter or Christmas ham!!!
This soup was super easy to make and turned out great! I’ll definitely make it again!