Potato Soup (made with ham and cheese)
Potato Soup (made with ham and cheese)

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Fill Your Cart With Color today! A thick and luscious soup that is perfect for the cold winter months. Potatoes are simmered with onions, processed cheese, ham and milk. Combine potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, ham, and water/broth in stockpot and bring to boil.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have potato soup (made with ham and cheese) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Potato Soup (made with ham and cheese):
  1. Make ready 16 small red potatoes, or 8 medium russet, or whatever potatoes enough to equal that
  2. Take 1 lb. box Velveeta Cheese or store brand, whatever flavor you like
  3. Take 1-2 onions any kind, depending on how much you like onions. (Obviously use more than 2 if you like pearl onions, just get at least a lb.)
  4. Prepare 1 (16 oz.) container of sour cream, or more depending on if you like it creamy
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted margarine or butter
  6. Get 1 cup instant mashed potatoes (Idahoan brand is my favorite)
  7. Make ready 8 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth (or make it with 8 cups water and 8 bouillon cubes) plus ~4 cups extra water (enough to cover)
  8. Get 1 lb. fresh sliced carrots
  9. Prepare 1 cup sliced celery
  10. Prepare 1 lb. cooked cubed ham (approximately)
  11. Make ready 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
  12. Get Salt and pepper to taste (optional)
  13. Take Crackers and bacon bits (optional)

It's loaded with veggies, leftover holiday ham, sour cream, and two types of cheese. This potato soup calls for country ham, but feel free to use leftover smoked ham or deli ham. It's an excellent choice for a fall or winter lunch or dinner. Although this step is not absolutely necessary, it will make your soup creamier.

Instructions to make Potato Soup (made with ham and cheese):
  1. Wash and cube potatoes (1 inch thickness and add them with seasoning, carrots and ham to a covered ~12 qt. pot to boil over medium to medium-high heat in the broth until tender. (I like to cheat here and microwave the potatoes before I cut them up to help them along). Make sure you add just enough extra water to cover ingredients (~4 more cups). Stir occasionally.
  2. Sauté over medium heat, onions and celery in margarine or butter just until tender and add the to the pot.
  3. After potatoes are really fork tender (may need to taste one), melt the cheese in the microwave or a sauce pan following package directions. (I cube it and microwave 1 min. stir, 1 min. stir and 1 min. more and stir in a splash of milk to loosen it up if necessary). Add to pot and stir.
  4. Add instant potatoes to pot and stir until dissolved.
  5. Add sour cream to pot and stir.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste and let the soup thicken by simmering over low heat, probably ~10 mins depending on the amount of extra water added.
  7. Sit back and relax, you’re done, enjoy with/without real bacon bits and/or crackers (I like Ritz).

It's an excellent choice for a fall or winter lunch or dinner. Although this step is not absolutely necessary, it will make your soup creamier. Add the shredded cheese and ham cubes to the soup and stir until the cheese is completely melted and the ham is heated through. Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup is the ultimate comfort soup made with loads of ham, chunks of potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic, chicken broth, milk and cheddar cheese. Ham and potato soup is a rich, creamy and comforting soup that is perfect as cold weather comfort food.

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