Delicious Ham and Potato Soup
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Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 32 ounce box chicken stock
  • 2 cups diced ham
  • 4 cups peeled diced baby red potatoes (bite size)
  • ½ small yellow onion, diced
  • 3 celery stalks, diced
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons flour
  • 2½ cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Optional: Garnish with fresh chopped parsley or green onions
Instructions
  1. In large stock pot add the ham, potatoes, celery, onion and chicken stock
  2. Bring to boil, add salt and pepper and then cover with lid
  3. Continue to cook over medium heat for about 10 minute or until potatoes are fork tender
  4. In small sauce pan add butter and melt over medium low heat
  5. Whisk the flour into the melted butter and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly
  6. Add milk in slowly, whisking constantly and cook for about 5 minute over medium low heat to thicken
  7. Combine the milk mixture to the stock pot
  8. Adjust salt and pepper if needed
  9. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley or green onion
Recipe by Whisking Mama at https://whiskingmama.com/delicious-ham-potato-soup/