Today’s recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder was cooked in my Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 on the slow cooker setting.
A Slow Cooked Soup Recipe using Leftover Ham
Today’s recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder was cooked in my Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 on the slow cooker setting.
However, it could have been cooked on the stove top, or any other slow cooker, such as a One Pot or a Crockpot too.
It was made using some leftover Christmas ham, that was languishing in the back of the fridge, as well as some leftover boiled potatoes in their skins.
I also used a store cupboard staple of mine, a tin of condensed cream of mushroom soup, as well as a splash of evaporated milk, half a large onion and some grated cheese I had in the freezer.
I have added alternative ingredients in the notes below, as this is very much a “make it up as you go along” soup recipe, as long as you have the cooked ham (or gammon) and cooked potatoes.
It’s what I like to call, a “leftovers legend” as it uses up odds and ends from the festive period, or any other large meal you may have had.
I think the condensed mushroom soup added to the creaminess of it, thus it becoming a chowder and not a soup!
This kind of thickened and creamy soup is just right for the weather we are experiencing in January in the UK…..from wind and rain to snow and ice, we’ve had it all over the last week.
It’s also incredibly easy to make, and eliminates food waste, which I find particularly abhorrent. Plus, I always find that making meals and recipes with leftovers can be very creative.
So, if you have any ham lingering in the back of your fridge, as we all know it is the joint that just keeps on giving! Why not give this recipe a whirl and let me know if you all enjoyed it.
Watch out for my next posts, about our recent move and new home, as well as a wonderful seasonal cake recipe, and a new bread recipe for Plough Monday.
Have a relaxing and cosy weekend, wherever you are, Karen.
Notes and Substitutions
- You can also use fried bacon or lardons. Add them in step 1.
- Use any bits and pieces of cheese you may have; make sure it is grated or crumbled before adding to the chowder. All hard cheeses work well, but blue cheese such as Stilton is also delicious.
- Baked potatoes work well in this recipe – if the skin is too hard, just add the potato flesh.
- Condensed cream of celery soup is also lovely when used in this recipe.
- If you don’t have any ham, use leftover turkey or chicken and a tin of condensed cream of chicken soup.
- For a real chowder taste, add some sweet corn in step 1. Tinned works well in this recipe.
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Recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder
Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder
Today's recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder was cooked in my Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 on the slow cooker setting.
However, it could have been cooked on the stove top, or any other slow cooker, such as a One Pot or a Crockpot too.
It was made using some leftover Christmas ham, that was languishing in the back of the fridge, as well as some leftover boiled potatoes in their skins.
I also used a store cupboard staple of mine, a tin of condensed cream of mushroom soup, as well as a splash of evaporated milk, half a large onion and some grated cheese I had in the freezer.
I have added alternative ingredients in the notes below, as this is very much a "make it up as you go along" soup recipe, as long as you have the cooked ham (or gammon) and cooked potatoes.
Ingredients
- 200g to 225g cooked ham or cooked gammon, cut into small cubes
- 4 or 5 large cooked potatoes in their skins, or about 12 baby potatoes, cubed
- 1/2 large onion, diced (or 1 medium onion)
- 1 x 294g tin condensed cream of mushroom soup made up with 1 tin of water
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 240g creme fraiche or sour cream
- 115mls whole milk
- 4 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 175g grated cheese, I used extra mature Cheddar cheese
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced, or chopped chives to garnish
Instructions
- Place the cubed ham, cubed potatoes, diced onion and the soup into your Ninja Foodi, or other appliance that has a slow cooker function. Make sure that after decanting the soup into the machine, you fill the tin up with water, and add that too. Mix well and add the dried oregano.
- Close and seal the lid. Set the slow cooker function on your machine for 4 hours.
- 30 minutes before the end of cooking, add the creme fraiche, milk, evaporated milk, and half of the grated cheese, mix well, and continue to cook for a further 30 minutes.
- Serve straight from the pot, and spoon into soup bowls.
- Scatter the remaining grated cheese and the spring onions over the top of each bowl of soup and serve immediately with crusty bread.
Notes
You can also use fried bacon or lardons. Add them in step 1.
Use any bits and pieces of cheese you may have; make sure it is grated or crumbled before adding to the chowder. All hard cheeses work well, but blue cheese such as Stilton is also delicious.
Baked potatoes work well in this recipe - if the skin is too hard, just add the potato flesh.
Condensed cream of celery soup is also lovely when used in this recipe.
If you don't have any ham, use leftover turkey or chicken and a tin of condensed cream of chicken soup.
For a real chowder taste, add some sweet corn in step 1. Tinned works well in this recipe.
sherry says
this looks so delicious karen. we’ve been having cyclone weather here so it has been grey and rainy and flooding up north for days. hard to think of snow and cold.
cheers
sherry
sherry says
this looks so delicious karen. we’ve been having cyclone weather here so it has been grey and rainy and flooding up north for days. hard to think of snow and cold. hope your festive season was grand.
cheers
sherry