Creamy potato and ham soup

By Karins_Cookin

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes peeled and diced
• 1/3 cup diced onion
• 1/3 cup diced carrots
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 31/2 cup water
• 1 cup diced ham I used leftover honey baked ham, but a steak ham works great too
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 small clove garlic minced
• 5 Tb butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup half and half

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine potatoes, celery, onion, ham , carrots and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are soft. Next, stir in the chicken bouillon cubes, salt and pepper.
2. In a separate pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour with a fork, stirring constantly until thick ( about 1 minute). Slowly stir in milk and half and half with the fork. Next add in minced garlic and continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick.
3. Pour the flour mixture into the stock pot and stir until combined. Serve with shredded cheese on top. Enjoy!