Ham and Sweet Potato Soup

This is the best soup. I made to use up what I had on hand and it turned out delicious. My family loved it and it was a quick dinner.

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

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• ⅓ cup diced celery
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• ¼ cup chopped carrot
• ¾ cup diced cooked ham
• ⅓ cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• ¼ cup corn
• 3 ½ cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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 green bell pepper, carrot, corn, garlic, basil, parsley flakes, black pepper, and salt into soup and simmer until vegetables are softened, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

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 3

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