Potato Soup with Ham


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 273.1
  • Total Fat: 12.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 45.7 mg
  • Sodium: 781.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 18.0 g

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Introduction

The best soup ever! Great for snow days! The best soup ever! Great for snow days!
Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    4 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
    6 Tbs butter
    6 Tbs flour (I use white)
    1 med onion, chooped fine
    cayenne pepper (to taste)
    black pepper (to taste)
    5 cups milk (1%)
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 cups ham cubed
    2 cups low fat shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Cook potatoes in stock pot until tender, reserving 1 cup of the potato water.
In same stock pot cook onion and butter for 3 minutes, add in flour and cook for 3 more minutes.
Mix in cayenne pepper and black pepper.
Return potatoes to pot and add in reserved water, milk, and salt.
Stir well and add in the ham and cheese.
Heat though until hot and cheese is melted.

Makes about 10 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRNEYEDGRL_78.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    awesome! - 11/4/12


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    Very Good
    This was very good! Made everyone in the house happy! - 11/29/11


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    Incredible!
    Delicious!! My brother even gave this one two thumbs up! - 9/30/11


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    Incredible!
    Very good hearty and comforting soup! I used half the amount of flour, butter and milk. I added 3 chopped as well carrots and frozen spinach and it tasted great. Thanks for sharing. - 4/17/11


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    I made this last night for dinner. Wow it was so easy and so good. I did add two grated carrots and one finely chopped celery stock. Hubby even liked it. (He doesn't do soup.) - 2/11/11