Simple Delicious Ham And Potato Soup
From wolfpackjack 17 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
With the cold weather here, this will warm you and help with that weekend nap on the couch. So easy, and lends itself well to your own additions.
Ingredients
- 3-1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes (whichever are your favorites) shopping list
- 1/3 cup diced celery shopping list
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion shopping list
- 3/4 ++ cup diced ham (the Hormel's or Smithfield's precooked and cubed works great... I used 2 packages). shopping list
- 3-1/4 cups water shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules shopping list
- 1/2 tspn salt or to taste (careful here if you use salted ham) shopping list
- 1 tspn white or black pepper or to taste shopping list
- 5 Tbsp butter shopping list
- 5 Tbsp all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 cups milk (I used half and half) shopping list
- Chopped parsley - for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Combine potatoes, celery, onions, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in salt, pepper, and chicken bouillon.
- In a separate saucepan, melt butter over med-low heat. Whisk in flour stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. (Before I made the roux here, I took 2 minced cloves and sweated them in a Tbsp of olive oil..then the butter and roux)
- Slowly stir in milk, careful to not allow lumps to form until all the milk is added... then continue stirring over med-low heat until thick, about 5 minutes.
- Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook until heated through.
- Serve Immediately.....
- Make couch reservations and keep a pillow handy!!!
The Rating
Reviewed by 12 people-
Ham, potatoes, cream, garlic....how can you possibly go wrong?!! Splendid!
meals4abby
in Valders loved it
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Oh yeah - bring me a cup now...I can't feel my toes, this computer room is so blasted cold! This sounds like the perfect cure - thanks!
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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Oh Lord, this is comfort food for the frigid souls of the Northern US!!! I made this yesterday - so easy (and of course I added your garlic step...what's soup without garlic??). This one warms you from head to toe, and the flavors are heavenly - cre...more
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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