Creamy Ham and Potato Soup

Creamy ham and potato soup with plenty of vegetables is a hearty meal your whole family will enjoy. Serve with crusty bread!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups milk
• 1 onion, chopped
• 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 cup diced cooked ham
• 1 cup diced cooked turkey
• 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
• 3 large red potatoes, diced
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 0.66666668653488 cup frozen peas
• 0.66666668653488 cup diced celery
• 0.66666668653488 cup sliced carrots
• 0.66666668653488 cup chopped asparagus
• 0.66666668653488 cup peeled and cubed butternut squash

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine potatoes, onion, turkey, ham, celery, carrots, asparagus, peas, and butternut squash in a large pot. Pour chicken broth and water over mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer soup until potatoes and squash are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir Italian seasoning, white pepper, salt, and bay leaves into soup and continue to simmer.

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk flour into butter, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Slowly stir milk into flour mixture until mixture it smooth and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir milk mixture into soup and cook until thickened and heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.