Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup Recipe

This Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup is easy to throw together, and will quickly become a family favorite. It's my favorite meal on a cold chilly day, and tastes amazing.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cheese Soup, Cheesy Soup Recipe, Easy soup recipe, Soup

Servings:

Calories: 423kcal

Equipment

Stock Pot
Small Saucepan

Ingredients

8 red potatoes cubed
½ onion diced
3 carrots sliced
1 cup frozen peas
2 (8 ounce) cooked diced ham
2 (14.5 ounce) chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
6 Tablespoons butter
6 Tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

In a large stock pot combine potatoes, onion, carrots, peas, ham and chicken broth
Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium, and let cook until potatoes are soft (about 15-20 minutes).
Add salt and pepper to taste.
In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
Whisk in the flour and continue to stir constantly until the mixture thickens (about 1-2 minutes).
Slowly add the milk to the butter/flour mixture, stirring the entire time so that you don't get any lumps. Continue to stir until the mixture thickens once again (takes about 3-5 minutes).
Add in the cheese to the butter/flour/milk mixture and stir until it's completely melted.
Pour the cheese mixture into the stock pot with the vegetables and ham and stir until completely incorporated. It will get thicker as it cools.

Notes

Here are a few sneaky vegetables we recommend throwing in (we of course chop them up pretty small so our kids don't notice):

Broccoli
Cauliflower
Celery
Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Asparagus
Water Chestnuts

Really any veggie would work great. They won’t even be able to tell or detect it, I guarantee it.

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