HEALTHIER DELICIOUS HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Healthier Delicious Ham and Potato Soup image

This soup was great, so creamy. I add some carrots and green beans to it and it has a little more fiber and a little more heartiness to it.

Provided by MakeItHealthy

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 ½ cups peeled and diced potatoes
½ cup chopped carrots
½ cup chopped green beans
⅓ cup diced celery
⅓ cup finely chopped onion
¾ cup diced cooked ham
3 ¼ cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
5 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups nonfat milk

Steps:

Combine potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, onion, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken bouillon and pepper.
Melt butter in a separate saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a with fork and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk so lumps do not form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
Pour the milk mixture into stockpot and cook soup until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 27.4 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 281.1 mg, Sugar 4.5 g