I can’t stand having a bunch of leftovers in my fridge, so I do whatever I can to clean it out. This recipe includes all things that I always have leftover after the holidays, and it is delicious! It’s so easy and quick and really can be tweaked any way you like. Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Leftover Ham Soup
I can't stand having a bunch of leftovers in my fridge, so I do whatever I can to clean it out. This recipe includes all things that I always have leftover after the holidays, and it is delicious! It's so easy and quick and really can be tweaked any way you like. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups diced leftover cooked ham
- 15 ounce can corn drained
- 15 ounce can navy beans undrained
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 pinch ground thyme
- salt to taste
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
- 2 dashes hot pepper sauce such as Tabasco®
- 1 sprig fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat broth in a saucepan over high heat. Add ham, corn, navy beans, and onion. Add dried parsley, thyme, salt, red pepper flakes, and hot sauce. Cook over high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more. Finish with fresh parsley before serving.