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Slow Cooker Ham Vegetable Barley Soup is a rustic and delicious soup made with a leftover meaty ham bone. Crockpot ham vegetable barley soup is loaded with healthy veggies, and lots of flavor. A dump and go slow cooker soup.
Slow Cooker Ham Vegetable Barley Soup
There can never be enough soups, in my opinion! You can make a soup out of just about any ingredient, even stones! 😉 This slow cooker soup recipe uses a leftover meaty ham bone and a lot of veggies!
After a Holiday dinner where I have made a ham, I will always freeze the leftover bone with some of the less desirable meat chunks.
Those pieces usually have some skin on them, and weren’t quite good enough for making sandwiches with. But they are perfect for soup!
This Slow Cooker Ham Vegetable Barley Soup is a “Dump and Go” crock pot recipe. You won’t have to babysit it, which means you can get on with your day while it cooks and makes your home smell amazing!
This is a simple, rustic soup, and goes really well with a hunk of crusty bread all slathered with butter (I’m hungry right now so my descriptions are reflecting that).
You can change up the vegetables for what you have, just keep in mind that the very delicate veggies could overcook, so just keep an eye on it.
Also, mushrooms would be delicious in this crock pot ham vegetable barley soup!
What if I Don’t Have a Leftover Ham Bone?
• You can use ham hocks, smoked turkey legs, or even get a small portion of a smoked ham from the butcher and cut it into larger than bite-sized chunks.
• It’s that smoky, hammy flavor that you want. Also, I highly recommend Better Than Bouillon® Ham Base. This will work with chicken broth and give that ham flavor when you don’t have a bone. It’s really good!
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If you make this yummy, healthy crock pot ham vegetable barley soup recipe, please let me know. Leave a comment below with a star rating. I’d love to know how you liked it!
Slow Cooker Ham Vegetable Barley Soup
Ingredients
- Leftover Meaty Ham Bone and Meat (leave meat in large pieces)
- 1 lg Onion, chopped
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 8 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- 2 lg Carrots, chopped
- 2 ribs Celery, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz) can Diced Tomatoes, with juice
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ¾ cup Pearl Barley, rinsed
- 2 med Russet Potatoes, (cut in 1.5" pieces)
- ½ lb Fresh Green Beans, (cut in 2" pieces)
Garnish
- Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the crock, cover, and cook on Low for 7-8 hours or on High for 4-5 hours, or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
- Remove the bay leaves and the ham bone and discard. Taste and add salt if desired.
- Garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
- Serve with a nice crusty bread.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I make this soup often and have made it both on the stove and in a slow cooker. Hearty, yummy soup especially when cold weather comes.
Loved this Soup!
One of my favourite winter go-tos. Love it!
I’m making this tomorrow👏! Looks and sounds fabulous and I’m addicted to my crock pots!!!!
Can this soup be made on the stove?
Yes, add everything to a pot and simmer on medium low or low until the meat is falling apart and the veggies and barley are cooked through.
We enjoyed this soup, it was easy to make and tasted wonderful. I used Italian seasoning as that is all I had for herbs.
can this soup be made in a pressure cooker
Yes! Look at my Instant Pot Beef Barley Vegetable Soup as a guide, but don’t brown the ham, and cut the cook time by half.