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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » Soup

    Ham and Vegetable Soup

    Published: Mar 1, 2014 · Updated: May 26, 2020 by Neil 6 Comments

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    A bowl of ham and vegetable soup on a board with a spoon in it. Slices of bread around the board.
    This tasty healthy ham and vegetable soup is packed full of nutrition. It's an easy to make hearty soup recipe that makes 6 to 8 portions. It freezes well too. #neilshealthymeals #recipe #soup #hamsoup #vegetablesoup

    This tasty ham and vegetable soup is packed full of nutrition. It's an easy to make hearty healthy soup that makes 6 to 8 portions. It freezes well too.

    Birds eye view of a bowl of ham and vegetable soup on a breadboard surrounded by slices of bread.

    Folks, there's history to this delicious ham and vegetable soup!

    I was introduced to this winter veg soup recipe by very good friend of mine, Nicola. Over 20 years ago, when I was in my first job after university.

    We worked together in a bank in Dundee and she often made this for her own lunch before introducing me to it.

    This simple ham vegetable soup quickly became a staple of mine. Indeed it probably saved me from malnutrition!

    It's still more or less the original recipe that she wrote down for me - all credit to her!

    So filling, this soup is a great help in avoiding the temptation to reach for those unhealthy in-between meal snacks!

    I tend to only have a small roll with this soup, as I’m so full up when I’ve eaten it!

    The recipe will make between 6 - 8 portions for you to freeze. It’s also a great winter warmer.

    This tasty ham and vegetable soup is packed full of nutrition. It's a hearty healthy soup that makes 6 to 8 portions and it's ideal for freezing too.

    There’s no need to use any spray oils for any softening of the ingredients in this ham and vegetable soup.

    It's just a case of simply putting all the ingredients into one large pot and watching it bubble away on the stove!

    If you have time to follow the preparation part in the recipe called "night before" for great home made soup with ham stock, then all the better.

    But if you don’t, or can’t get the bacon joint, then you can skip straight to the preparing of the ingredients as ham stock cubes will do just as well.

    Incidentally, I did not use a bacon joint in the picture of the soup that you see. I used 3 ham stock cubes and added in little pieces of chopped gammon joint that I had left over from Christmas. Then I added all the vegetables.

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    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Peeler
    • Kitchen scale
    • Wooden spoon
    • Measuring jug
    • Potato masher

    This is the set of pans I recommend for cooking with.

    The set includes 16, 18, 20 cm saucepans, 1 x 14 cm milk pan and 1 x 24 cm fry pan.

    The pans are suitable for all hobs including induction.

    They come with a 1-year guarantee which can be extended to a 10-year warranty when you register the product.

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    This tasty ham and vegetable soup is packed full of nutrition. It's an easy to make hearty healthy soup that makes 6 to 8 portions. It freezes well too. Click to Tweet

    Ham and Vegetable Soup Recipe

    You could have this ham and vegetable soup as your main meal with a couple of hunks of homemade bread!

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    Birds eye view of a bowl of ham and vegetable soup on a breadboard surrounded by slices of bread.
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    Ham and Vegetable Soup Recipe

    Packed full of nutrition this ham and vegetable soup will fill you up and help to avoid you reaching for those unhealthy snacks!
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Lunch
    Cuisine: British
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 303kcal
    Author: Neil

    The following links and any links in the recipe card below are affiliate links.

    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

    If you do click through then thanks for being a part of Neil’s Healthy Meals!

    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Peeler
    • Kitchen scale
    • Wooden spoon
    • Measuring jug
    • Potato masher

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 L ham stock (made by night before method below or ham stock cubes)
    • 175 g red split lentils
    • 2 large leeks , cleaned and chopped into 1cm strips
    • 4 peeled and chopped medium sized white potatoes
    • 3 large carrots , diced
    • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
    • Salt and pepper
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    Night before:-

    • In a large pot (enough to hold 2.5litres of liquid in total) place a ham/bacon joint, cover with cold water, bring to the boil, and simmer for approximately 1.5 hours. Switch off the heat and cover the pot leaving it overnight for the flavours to marinate.

    In the morning

    • Remove the bacon joint from the cold water and set aside, skim off any fat from the liquid in the pot. Chop off little pieces of the bacon meat (do not add any bacon fat) from the joint and add back to the liquid. Bring the liquid back to the boil and leave simmering gently. Meanwhile prepare the vegetables.
    • Bring to the boil and turn down to simmer the 1.5 litres ham stock (with bacon meat pieces if used)
    • Add the red split lentils, chopped leeks, chopped potatoes and diced carrots.
    • Bring all the ingredients back to the boil and simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add boiled water from your kettle if required to top up.
    • Once all the vegetables are extremely soft, turn off the heat and allow the soup to cool for about 30 minutes.
    • Use a potato masher to mash all the veg. Do not puree the ingredients; just mash them down to a consistency you like. Add boiled water from your kettle if you need to add more liquid.
    • Add the chopped parsley and stir in thoroughly.
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 55.8g | Protein: 14.3g | Fat: 2.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 5.7mg | Sodium: 589.3mg | Fiber: 12.5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5050IU | Vitamin C: 59.4mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3.8mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Ham and Vegetable Soup
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 303 Calories from Fat 26
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2.9g4%
    Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
    Cholesterol 5.7mg2%
    Sodium 589.3mg26%
    Carbohydrates 55.8g19%
    Fiber 12.5g52%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 14.3g29%
    Vitamin A 5050IU101%
    Vitamin C 59.4mg72%
    Calcium 60mg6%
    Iron 3.8mg21%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    This tasty healthy ham and vegetable soup is packed full of nutrition. It's an easy to make hearty soup recipe that makes 6 to 8 portions. It freezes well too. #neilshealthymeals #recipe #soup #hamsoup #vegetablesoup

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    1. Anonymous

      August 24, 2018 at 12:57 pm

      5 stars
      This is good content.

      Reply
      • Neil

        August 24, 2018 at 3:37 pm

        Thanks very much! I'm glad you like it. Let me know if you make this soup. And what you think? 🙂

        Reply
    2. Simon

      December 29, 2018 at 7:56 pm

      4 stars
      Made this soup today with my Christmas leftover ham - didn't have leeks and so substituted brussel sprouts (which we seem to have lots of...) Turned out a bit salty (which is usual for ham stock), and a tad brussel sprout-ish, but totally delicious. 10 lunch time portions now in the freezer. Thanks for the recipe.

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      • Neil

        December 29, 2018 at 7:58 pm

        Love how you used up your brussel sprouts in this recipe Simon!

        I'm glad it turned out well and thanks so much for taking the time to comment and rate my recipe. 🙂

        Reply
    3. carol Williams

      January 02, 2023 at 2:17 pm

      Can you use a soup maker with most of your soup recipes

      Reply
      • Neil

        January 02, 2023 at 2:20 pm

        Hi Carol, I don't have and have never used a soup maker to make any of my soup recipes, so I can't answer that for you, sorry! All my soup recipes are made from scratch. Feel free to try a soup maker, but I would recommend following my recipes (which are tried and tested many times) as written in order to avoid disappointment.

        Reply

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