Ham and Sweet Potato Soup

Creamy ham and sweet potato soup is the perfect comfort food recipe to serve on cold winter evenings. The whole family will enjoy the flavors.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 260 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 0.33333334326744 cup diced celery
• 0.75 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 0.25 cup chopped carrot
• 3.5 cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes
• 0.75 cup diced cooked ham
• 0.33333334326744 cup finely chopped onion
• 0.25 cup corn

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk flour into butter using a fork. Cook and stir mixture until thickened, about 1 minute. Slowly stir milk into butter-flour mixture until completely smooth; continue cooking and stirring over medium-low heat until thickened, 4 to 5 more minutes. Stir Cheddar cheese into milk mixture until melted and smooth.

Step 2

Stir milk-Cheddar cheese mixture into soup; cook until thickened and heated through, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Combine chicken stock, sweet potatoes, ham, celery, and onion in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir bell pepper, carrot, corn, garlic, basil, parsley flakes, black pepper, and salt into soup and simmer until vegetables are softened, 5 to 10 minutes.