Food and Recipes Dish Soup Easy Ham Soup Recipes That Deliver Plenty of Flavor with Little Effort By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez If you're looking for new soup recipes to add to your dinner rotation, these easy ham soup recipes are just what you need. While ham may not be the first ingredient that comes to mind when you think of soup, it's a great way to add flavor and heartiness to any dish. Plus, we think soup can be enjoyed year-round, no matter what the weather outside may be. From quick 30-minute recipes to easy slow cooker options to making the most of holiday leftovers, there is sure to be a ham soup recipe on this list that your family will love. 01 of 05 Capitol Hill Bean Soup Photo: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Capitol Hill Bean Soup The more common name for this dish is Senate Bean Soup and it's so iconic that it actually lives on the Senate website. In addition to the ham and beans, a Russet potato adds extra texture and heartiness to each bowl. 02 of 05 Creamy Potato-and-Ham Hock Slow-Cooker Soup Photo: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Creamy Potato-and-Ham Hock Slow-Cooker Soup With the help of your slow cooker, this soup that gets its flavor from a smoked ham hock will be on the table in no time. Simply let all of the ingredients cook together in your slow cooker and use a blender to puree before serving. 03 of 05 Instant Pot Black-eyed Pea Soup Photography: Alison Miksch, Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland, Food Styling: Melissa Gray Recipe: Instant Pot Black-eyed Pea Soup Using a multicooker will help this ham soup recipe come together quickly. You'll just have to make sure to soak the black-eyed peas overnight before adding them to the recipe. 04 of 05 Ham-and-Bean Soup Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Ham-and-Bean Soup For any occasion that ham is on the menu, make sure you save the meaty bone so you can enjoy this bean soup a few days later. In addition to the bone, you'll just add dried white beans, chopped carrots, celery, onions, garlic, chicken stock, and fresh thyme to your slow cooker and let it simmer for 5 to 6 hours. 05 of 05 Navy Bean and Ham Soup Photo: Hector M. Sanchez Recipe: Navy Bean and Ham Soup You'll know this slow cooker soup is done cooking when the beans are tender. Before serving, we like garnishing each bowl with fresh thyme and serving with crusty bread or crackers. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit