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Comforting Ham Cheddar Soup Pots with Bread Dippers

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Warming ham and cheddar soup pots with carrot, onion, and bread on the side for an easy batch lunch.

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35 min360 kcal4 base servingsBatch CookBudgetWarming
ContainsGluten, Milk
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Focus ingredients: ham, cheddar

Dietary fit: Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Cool quickly before chilling, then reheat until steaming hot throughout.

Ham Cheddar Soup Pots plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 1 onion
  • 2 carrot
  • 750ml vegetable stock
  • 160g ham
  • 80g cheddar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 slices bread

You'll also need

saucepan, blender

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Ham Cheddar Soup Pots cooking step 1: Get prepped.
    Step 1

    Prep the soup base

    Finely chop the onion and cut the carrot into bite-sized pieces. Slice the ham into bite-sized ribbons so it folds through evenly.

  2. Ham Cheddar Soup Pots cooking step 2: Start cooking.
    Step 2

    Soften the base

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Cook onion and carrot with a pinch of salt and black pepper for 5-6 minutes until starting to soften but not brown.

    6 min
  3. Ham Cheddar Soup Pots cooking step 3: Build the flavour.
    Step 3

    Add the stock

    Pour in 750ml vegetable stock. Scrape the base of the pan so the softened vegetables flavour the soup, then bring to a steady simmer.

  4. Ham Cheddar Soup Pots cooking step 4: Bring it together.
    Step 4

    Simmer until ready

    Simmer for 12-15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

    15 min
  5. Ham Cheddar Soup Pots cooking step 5: Finish the dish.
    Step 5

    Finish the flavour

    Stir in the cheddar for the final 2 minutes so it melts into the soup, then taste before adding extra salt.

    2 min
  6. Step 6

    Portion and pack

    Taste and adjust with black pepper. Portion into soup pots with the bread or topping on the side, then cool quickly before chilling if packing ahead.