Cabbage Potato Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 3 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, i tend to use closer to 2 cups
• 8 ounces diced cooked ham (optional)
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, melt the butter. add chopped onion, shredded cabbage and garlic; sautee for about 5-7 minutes or until onion is soft and transparent.
• 2 add broth to soup pot.
• 3 add finely diced potatoes, parsley, celery seeds and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes (potatoes should be very soft by now).
• 5 using a potato masher, coarsley mash the potatoes to thicken the soup. make as smooth or chunky as desired.
• 6 stir in the half and half and shredded cheese. heat over low heat, stirring often until cheese is melted.
• 7 **if using the ham, add it here and heat through.
• 8 taste and season with salt and/or more pepper as needed.