This Broccoli Soup with Ham and Swiss is an easy recipe and a great use for leftover ham. Whenever I make something with broccoli and my husband wants to hate it but just can’t, I do a happy dance. I was craving a creamy chowder soup of sorts and thanks to leftover ham and shredded swiss we had in the fridge this is what was created. The flavors are a play on chicken cordon bleu but in a creamy satisfying winter soup. Lucky us, we had some leftover ham from a HoneyBaked frozen from the holidays. No need to throw leftovers out. Just wrap them tight in 4-6 ounce portions and freeze them for an easy weeknight meal.
The picture of the soup was up on my Instagram a few weeks ago with a promise of a recipe to follow so here it is! A few notes about the soup
- You can buy a chunk of ham from the deli and dice it up yourself if you do not have leftovers in the freezer.
- Cheddar cheese would be yummy too, we just had swiss on hand and it blended perfectly with the other flavors.
- As prepared there are 9 net carbs/ serving. You can cut out the turnip if you want to lower that amount but I love the texture it brings to the soup, totally worth it to me.
- Want to bulk the soup up a little? Add in some shredded chicken for a heartier meal although this by itself was a perfect dinner for us.
- Like most soups and stews I serve it over some rice for the kids. It stretches it out a bit and makes them happy. Win/Win
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Broccoli Soup with Ham and Swiss
Ingredients
- 4 ounces ham diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic smashed
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 3 cups stock or broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 medium turnip peeled and diced about 1 1/2 cups
- 1/2 head broccoli chopped about 2 cups
- 4 ounces swiss cheese shredded
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your dutch oven or soup pot over low heat. Add the butter, onion, garlic, and celery seeds. Cook until softened (4-6 minutes) but not brown, turn the heat lower if they start to brown. Add the stock/broth bring heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer.
- Add the turnips and broccoli and simmer until tender about 10 minutes. Turn the heat to low and stir in the cream and cream cheese stirring until incorporated, then the ham, finally make sure the heat is low and stir in the swiss cheese 1/3 cup at a time stirring constantly and making sure it is melted before adding more. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired. Enjoy!
All the dishes look delicious…Thank you for sharing!!!
This looks so good and so simple!
Love soups and Im going to try this without any meat. Thanks for the idea !
Broccoli soup is one of my favorites! This looks perfect for this cold weather too!
totally craving a bowl of this today!
This looks so good! I love real hearty food like this – yum! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.
Ha, it’s funny when people want to hate dishes with broccoli, but then you make something delicious like this and they can’t resist. I haven’t had broccoli soup in so long, now that’s all I want!