Creamy Ham and Potato Soup

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Creamy Ham and Potato Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Creamy Ham and Potato Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

Sometimes the best way to escape the cold is delicious hot food. Try these hearty soups this winter and make them a staple of the season. Pour chicken broth and water over mixture; bring to a boil. Deliciously creamy Ham and Potato Soup is easy to make and perfect to use up any leftovers!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook creamy ham and potato soup using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Ham and Potato Soup:
  1. Get 1 tbsp. olive oil
  2. Make ready 1 1⁄2 cup chopped ham
  3. Get 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
  4. Get 2 celery stalks, diced
  5. Make ready 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  6. Make ready 1⁄2 yellow onion, diced
  7. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, minced
  8. Take 3 tbsp. all purpose flour
  9. Prepare 2 cups unsalted chicken broth
  10. Get 3 cups milk
  11. Get 1⁄2 tsp. salt
  12. Make ready 1⁄4 tsp. each pepper, poultry seasoning
  13. Take 1⁄4 tsp. salt free all purpose seasoning
  14. Make ready Pinch nutmeg
  15. Get 4 small (or 2 large) russet potatoes, peeled and diced

Ham and potato soup is incredibly comforting and hearty! Stir in the milk, potatoes, ham, bay leaf, dried thyme, salt and pepper until combined. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer, but not boiling. While potatoes are cooking, in small saucepan melt butter.

Steps to make Creamy Ham and Potato Soup:
  1. Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the ham and cook, stirring often, until the ham has browned up a bit. Then remove it to a seperate plate and cover the plate with foil to keep it warm.
  2. Add the butter to the pot. Once the butter has melted, add the celery, carrots and onion with a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes, until the veggies have begun to soften. Then stir in the garlic and cook until it's fragrant, another minute or so. Increase the heat to med-high, then sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to incorporate it. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
  3. Slowly pour in the broth while stirring, then add the milk and all of the seasonings. Let it all come up to a low boil. Once it begins to boil, stir in the potatoes and return the ham to the pot, reduce the heat back down to medium and let it simmer for about 10 or so minutes, until the potatoes are fork tender. Then remove from the heat and serve.
  4. This soup is also very good with some kielbasa or smoked sausage in place of the ham, pictured below.

Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer, but not boiling. While potatoes are cooking, in small saucepan melt butter. Slowly add the half and half. In the bottom of a large cast iron skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes and the chicken broth.

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