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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » Ham Green Bean and Potato Soup

    Modified: May 6, 2025 · Published: Nov 3, 2021 by Angela G. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Ham Green Bean and Potato Soup

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    This old fashioned ham, green bean and creamy potato soup can be made with or without a ham bone. Great use for leftover ham! Quick and easy dinner.

    Bowl of Ham Potato Green Bean Soup
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    Ham Potato Green Bean Soup with cheese and chives
    Bowl of Ham Potato Green Bean Soup
    Spoonful of Ham Potato Green Bean Soup
    Two bowls of Ham Potato Green Bean Soup
    Ham Potato Green Bean Soup with cheese and chives

    Pair this ham and green bean soup with my Cajun Ham and Cheese Biscuits, a Cranberry Apple Blue Cheese Salad, and some Chewy Chocolate Espresso Cookies for a sweet treat!

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    • ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
    • ★ Tips & FAQs ★
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    • Ham Green Bean and Potato Soup

    ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

    This old fashioned soup is simple to make using ham, green beans and potatoes in a creamy broth. A great little dinner for when you're short on time but really want something hearty and balanced.

    Great use for leftover ham.

    You can make this soup using leftover or packaged ham making this a quick an easy meal and a perfect use for holiday ham remnants.

    I like to use diced ham if I'm not starting with leftovers. It's affordable, I like the texture the finely diced ham adds to the soup, and it's easy! Just open the package and dump it in.

    However, if I have some leftover ham, it's worth the little bit of extra effort to chop it up because using leftover ham, it's typically a higher quality ham and therefore you're going to get a little more flavor.

    Don't throw away your ham bone!

    And bonus, you sometimes get the ham bone which you can drop right into your soup as its cooks to really enhance the flavor even future.

    You do not need a ham bone, but if you've got one, then you should definitely use it to add some flavor to your broth. Don't let it go to waste!

    A Complete Dinner in a Bowl!

    This ham, potato and green bean soup reminds me of an entire ham dinner all in one bowl. You've got you meat veggies and a starch. No need to make anything else! You could pair this up with a side salad, some crusty bread or a roasted veggie though if you wanted.

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    ★ Tips & FAQs ★

    Use frozen, fresh or canned green beans.

    I'll be honest. I love canned green beans. I'm typically not big on canned food, but green beans? Yes. My grandma used to serve them and I just really like the flavor. So, naturally I like canned green beans in this recipe. So easy too, to just pop open that can, drain them and add them to the soup. They're already soft and good to go.

    Now, if you just can't do it, I understand. You can use fresh or frozen green beans. Depending on how soft you want them to end up, you may want to cook them before adding them to the soup. Up to you. You could microwave them in water to par-boil them before adding them in. Or just used canned and safe yourself the trouble. Just sayin. 🙂

    Any kind of potatoes work.

    You can use any type of potato for this recipe. I typically buy and use large russet potatoes so if you are using a smaller potato like a red potato, you'll need to use probably twice and many potatoes since they're about half the size. The amount of potatoes doesn't have to be exact so just your best guess will be totally fine.

    If you're really short on time, you can use canned potatoes. They are already cooked and soft so you don't need to pre-cook or drain them. You can skip that step, just bring everything to a boil and cook for just 5 minutes. SO EASY! And I've found that canned potatoes actually taste pretty decent. You don't notice a "canned" flavor as much as you do with some other canned foods.

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    Bowl of Ham Potato Green Bean Soup

    Ham Green Bean and Potato Soup

    Author: Angela G.
    This old fashioned ham, green bean and creamy potato soup can be made with or without a ham bone. Great use for leftover ham! Quick and easy dinner.
    5 from 7 reviews
    Reviews
    Course: Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine: American
    Skill Level: Easy
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Yield: 6 cups

    Ingredients 

    • 8 potatoes peeled, chopped and cooked (or use canned potatoes)
    • ½ cup butter
    • 16 oz diced ham (2 cups)
    • 1 (14.5oz) can green beans (or use 1 cup fresh green beans)
    • 4 cups milk

    Extras (Optional)

    • 1 oz packet ranch seasoning
    • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
    • 4 tablespoon chives (fresh or dried)
    • salt and pepper to taste
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    Instructions

    • In a large pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil.
    • Peel and chop potatoes into bit sized chunks then add to pot of water. (Be careful, water may splash and will be hot)
    • Boil potatoes for 15 minutes or until the largest chink of potato is soft all the way through. Then drain potatoes.
    • Return the empty pot to the stove top. Keep heat at high. Add butter, ham, green beans, potatoes and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.
    • Ladle into bowls then top with cheddar cheese and chives if desired.

    Notes

    Any kind of potatoes work. This recipe calls for large potatoes. If using small potatoes, double the number of potatoes you use. If using canned potatoes, no need to cook them. Just drain and add them when you add the rest of the ingredients.
    If adding ranch seasoning packet, stir into the soup when you add the milk.
    Top with cheddar cheese or melt it into the soup.
    Nutrition Facts include all the optional ingredients.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 645kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 1683mg | Potassium: 1584mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1490IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 385mg | Iron: 4mg
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    1. Melissa Roberts says

      February 23, 2025 at 7:02 pm

      5 stars
      My absolute favorite ham, green bean, potato recipe!!! What makes it is the ranch mix!!!!! I pretty much ate it all in like 1 day. So bad!!!

      Reply
    2. Susan D Turner says

      August 19, 2024 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      We really enjoyed this soup. I used pole beans from the garden which was kind of a nice treat cuz we have so many of them I wasn't sure what I was going to do with all of them. I did saute an onion in butter and added that when I put in the ham. Added about two cups of cheddar cheese at the end and it melted beautifully it was really flavorful I also added a tiny bit of thyme.. Will definitely make it again

      Reply
    3. Carole Mitchell says

      April 02, 2023 at 4:58 pm

      5 stars
      This was So flavorful! My son ( a chef ) even gave me a thumbs up on it 😀😀👍

      Reply
      • Angela G. says

        April 10, 2023 at 9:38 am

        So glad you and your son liked it, Carole!

        Reply
    4. Theresa Moon says

      January 04, 2023 at 10:45 am

      Thank you for this recipe! It looks just like the one my mother-in-law would make with left over ham from Christmas. I miss her and all the wonderful dishes she would make for her family to enjoy! I can't wait to try this out! I don't think I will change a thing. Thank you again and Happy 2023!

      Reply
    5. Gwen says

      December 06, 2022 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      Will try during this Christmas 2022! See you next year!

      Reply
    6. stacy says

      November 30, 2022 at 11:28 am

      5 stars
      This was a easy soup to make. My husband does not like ham and he really liked this. The only thing I did different was take half of the potatoes and blend it with the milk to make a creamy potato soup instead of a milky soup. I will definitely make this again

      Reply
      • Angela G. says

        December 01, 2022 at 4:18 pm

        Hi Stacy, so glad you and your husband enjoyed this sound. I like your feedback about blending the potatoes.

        Reply
      • Joan says

        December 26, 2023 at 6:00 am

        5 stars
        THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO MIX HALF OF THE POTATOES TO THE MILK.

        Reply
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