Ham and Potato Soup
This creamy ham and potato soup is the perfect comfort food. It's packed with vegetables, chunks of ham, potatoes, and a yummy creamy broth. The perfect dinner idea to use up your leftover ham.
Ingredients
- 3½ cups russet potatoes (peeled and diced to ½")
- 1½ cups precooked ham (I used leftover honey baked ham)
- 3 cups low sodium Chicken Broth
- ½ cup carrots (peeled and diced to ½")
- ½ cup celery (diced to ½")
- ½ cup yellow onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter (divided into 1 tbsp and 5 tbsp)
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp of butter and melt. Then, add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Next, add potatoes, ham, carrots, celery, onion, chicken broth, thyme, black pepper, and salt. Stir until well combined. Bring to a boil and cook for 12-15 or until vegetables are tender.
- about 5 minutes before vegetables are done cooking. Add 5 tbsp of butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat and melt butter. Then, slowly whisk in flour until well combined. Cook for about 1 minute until butter and flour mixture becomes a golden brown. Then, slowly add in milk while stirring with a whisk. Whisk until there are no longer any lumps. Cook and stir occasionally until sauce begins to thicken. About 5 minutes.
- Next, pour milk and flour mixture into the soup. Stir until well combined and cook for another 2-3 minutes until soup begins to thicken.
- Serve while still hot and enjoy.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 498kcalCarbohydrates: 49.16gProtein: 23.33gFat: 24.16gSaturated Fat: 12.5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1366mgPotassium: 851mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6.6gVitamin A: 1970IUVitamin C: 175mgCalcium: 390mgIron: 3.5mg
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