Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup Recipe

This Instant Pot ham and potato soup recipe is easy, healthy, quick, and dairy-free. It has a slow-cooked taste with none of the waiting! Ready in a little over half an hour.

This electric pressure cooker ham and potato soup is surprisingly flavorful. It doesn’t contain many ingredients, either! This potato soup is made without cream (even though I love the stuff) because life is all about balance. 

Not to say my usual recipes are tasteless (ha), but this is exactly the type of recipe that benefits from being cooked in an Instant Pot. It cooks for 13 minutes (including sautéing), and it tastes like it’s been cooked for hours.

Don’t own an Instant Pot? Try my ham and potato soup (stove top) or my Crockpot ham and potato soup.

I was sad when I finished the leftovers. This healthy Instant Pot potato soup is simple and hearty, and I couldn’t get enough. Aside from the ham (you’ll probably have to buy it for this recipe), this recipe contains everyday ingredients that you’re likely to already have in your kitchen.

The key to making this taste so good so quickly is cooking it under pressure.

Is it weird that I now hear the Queen/David Bowie song whenever I use/think about my Instant Pot? Probably. I sometimes even make my husband sing it while my Instant Pot is doing its thing. Yes, I’m annoying.

When I make this soup, I typically buy a piece of hickory smoked ham (or those mini ones that weigh around 2 pounds) from my local grocery store, but this would also be a great recipe if you cooked a large ham for a special occasion like Christmas or Easter or just a Sunday lunch. This makes the perfect leftover ham soup. If you’re looking for more leftover ham recipes, you may also like my leftover ham and pea pasta or my ham and white bean soup.

This easy ham and potato soup recipe doesn’t need super precise measurements. I’ve made this with exactly 1 pound of ham as well as a bit over a pound. I’ve made this with as little as 2 pounds of Russet potatoes and as much as almost 3 pounds. Again, anything around that mark is fine and will work just fine.

Keep in mind that the more “stuff” you add to your Instant Pot, the longer it’ll take to get up to pressure, but generally it shouldn’t take more than about 15 minutes or so.

More soup recipes you’ll like:

• Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
• Easy Baked Potato Soup
• Instant Pot Split Pea Soup (with ham OR vegetarian)
• Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup

Hope you love this easy Instant Pot ham and potato soup recipe!

Questions? Ask me in the comments below.

5 from 6 votes

Instant Pot Ham and Potato Soup Recipe

By Natasha Bull

This Instant Pot ham and potato soup recipe is easy, healthy, quick, and dairy-free. It has a slow-cooked taste with none of the waiting!

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 13 minutes mins

Inactive time: 15 minutes mins

Total: 38 minutes mins

Servings: 6

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 large carrot chopped
• ▢ 2 sticks celery chopped
• ▢ 1/2 medium onion chopped
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 pound (approx.) smoked ham cut into small pieces
• ▢ 2.5 pounds Russet potatoes peeled & cut into 1" pieces
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ 4 cups chicken broth
• ▢ 2 cups water
• ▢ Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions 

• Prep your celery, carrot, and onion and add them to your Instant Pot along with the olive oil. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, prep your ham and potatoes (or prep them at the start - up to you!). 
• Stir in the garlic, followed by the ham, potatoes, Italian seasoning, chicken broth, and water. Set pressure valve on "sealing". Cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. It'll take 10-15 minutes for the Instant Pot to get up to pressure.
• Once the countdown has finished, release the pressure manually. You can let it naturally release if you want the potatoes to be very fall-apart tender.
• Using a potato masher, lightly mash some of the potatoes right in the Instant Pot. I like a mix of potato pieces and a bit of mash. Season with salt & pepper and serve immediately. This soup makes great leftovers. 

Notes

• Inactive time in this recipe indicates the time it takes the Instant Pot to get up to pressure.
• I use this 6-quart Instant Pot.
• Don't own an Instant Pot? Try the stovetop version or the slow cooker version of this recipe.
• Use low-sodium chicken broth if salt is a concern for you.
• You can use a different variety of potatoes if you wish, but I do love the starchy Russets.
• Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 36mg, Sodium: 1514mg, Potassium: 1168mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 1698IU, Vitamin C: 23mg, Calcium: 52mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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