Creamy Potato & Ham Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 126.6
  • Total Fat: 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.9 mg
  • Sodium: 590.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 5.7 g

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Introduction

This is a great recipe that can be "played with" and you still get great results. I love that the ingredients are so likely to be found around the house! This is a great recipe that can be "played with" and you still get great results. I love that the ingredients are so likely to be found around the house!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
    1/3 cup diced celery
    1/3 cup finely chopped onion
    1/2 cup diced cooked ham
    3 1/4 cups water
    2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
    1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
    1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
    5 tablespoons becel margerine
    5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    2 cups 1% milk

Tips

This soup will thicken as it sits in the refridgerator. You can add more milk, water or chicken stock to make it more "soupy"!


Directions

1.Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2.In a separate saucepan, melt margerine over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3.Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Serving Size: 8 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PBKREADER.