When it’s cold out I want soup. When I am stressed I want soup. (Well I want to chop stuff up and soup lets me do that.)Last week was just cold, damp and gloomy. So I was in the soup making mood.
When our last week of hunters drive away. That is my cue to begin cleaning out the hunting house and bringing all the food back to my house. With the power outage, I had more than my usual amount of food to bring home and some needed cooked. I had two bags of the diced ham. I use it for a ham, egg, cheese, and hash brown breakfast casserole. My kids won’t eat it, and I hate eggs. (Yes, long story, but I detest them.) So I needed to use it up.
Searching online I found several ham and potato soup recipes. I am notorious for reading 10 recipes and then using parts of all of them. It usually works out okay, until I go to make it again and have no idea what I did. This is one of those instances, but I think I remember pretty good.
Well I pulled out the pot and away we went. I actually turned out delicious. My overly picky son, devoured it. He even took it to school in his lunch the next day and wanted it for supper. So it is a make again recipe.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
1. Combine the potatoes, onion, ham, and water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, cook over medium heat until tender. Stir in the chicken flavoring, salt, and pepper. 2. Stir together butter and flour until combined. Add to the soup mixture. Stir until dissolved. Add the milk. Stir over medium low heat until thick and soup is heated through. 3. Adjust with more thickening or thinning until you reach the desired consistency. Season to taste.Ham and Potato Soup
This is a great soup because you can add to it with more ham, maybe cheese. Serve it as thick or as thin as you desire.
The Modern Ranch Wife 