Instant Pot ham and bean soup is a hearty soup recipe that turns leftover ham into a new meal. This easy soup is packed with flavor!
One of the best things about holiday meals is having leftovers afterward. After a day or two, though, it’s nice to repurpose those leftovers.
Instant Pot ham and bean soup is a great way to turn leftover ham into a new meal! This simple recipe takes veggies, broth, beans, and ham and makes hearty, flavorful soup that’s as tasty as it is easy to make.
How to make Instant Pot ham and bean soup
Step 1: Rinse and sort beans. Set seasoning packet aside.
Step 2: Press sauté.
Step 3: When it reads “hot”, add olive oil and then onion, celery, and carrot.
Step 4: Cook, stirring regularly, until vegetables have softened, about 3 minutes.
Step 5: Add the garlic, and cook, stirring the entire time, for 30 seconds.
Step 6: Press cancel.
Step 7: Add remaining ingredients except for tomatoes along with the seasoning packet.
Step 8: Close and lock the lid. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 60 minutes. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing.
Step 9: When the cooking time has finished, carefully turn the pressure release valve to venting to release the pressure.
Step 10: Unlock the lid and remove the ham bone and bay leaf.
Step 11: Stir in the diced tomatoes with juice.
Step 12: Press sauté and let the soup come to a simmer, stirring the entire time.
Step 13: Press cancel and give the soup a good stir.
Tips
- Tomato: It’s important to wait until after pressure cooking to add the beans because the acidity in the tomatoes can prevent the beans from cooking properly.
- Serving: I like to serve the soup topped with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
- Sides: The soup goes well with rolls or bread on the side. Crusty bread on the side is especially nice for dipping in the soup.
Storage
Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The soup will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 20 ounce package Hurst's® HamBeens® 15 Bean Soup®
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 ½ cups peeled and diced carrot
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ham bone 2 small ham hocks
- 1 pound chopped cooked ham
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 cups reduced-sodium or no salt chicken broth
- 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Rinse and sort beans. Set seasoning packet aside.
- Press sauté.
- When it reads “hot”, add olive oil and then onion, celery, and carrot.
- Cook, stirring regularly, until vegetables have softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic, and cook, stirring the entire time, for 30 seconds.
- Press cancel.
- Add remaining ingredients except for tomatoes along with the seasoning packet.
- Close and lock the lid. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 60 minutes. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing.
- When the cooking time has finished, carefully turn the pressure release valve to venting to release the pressure. You may need to do a controlled quick release.
- Unlock the lid and remove the ham bone and bay leaves.
- Stir in the diced tomatoes with juice.
- Press sauté and let the soup come to a simmer, stirring the entire time.
- Press cancel and give the soup a good stir.
Notes
- Soup: The bean soup is a dry bean blend that’s usually sold near dried beans.
- Onion: White or yellow onion works well in this recipe.
- Ham bone: If you don’t have a ham bone or ham hock, you can substitute additional chopped leftover ham; however, the soup won’t have the same rich flavor without the bone or ham hock.
- Diced tomato: Feel free to use another type of diced tomato like fire roasted or diced tomato with garlic.
- Nutritional values are estimates.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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