Easy and Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

This is a delicious recipe for ham and potato soup that a friend gave to me. It is very easy and the great thing about it is that you can add additional ingredients, more ham, potatoes, etc., and it still turns out great.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons butter
• ⅓ cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 3 ½ cups peeled and diced potatoes
• ¾ cup diced cooked ham
• ⅓ cup finely chopped onion
• 4 cups water, or as needed to cover
• 1 cup diced cauliflower

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine potatoes, cauliflower, corn, cooked ham, onion, celery, and garlic in a large soup pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir chicken bouillon, salt, and white pepper into mixture.

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour to make a paste. Cook for 1 minute and gradually whisk milk into flour mixture until smooth. Continue cooking until thick, 4 to 5 minutes, whisking often.

Step 3

Stir milk mixture into soup and cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.