Creamy Ham & Potato Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chunked
• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs cooked ham, chopped
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 6 tablespoons flour
• salt
• pepper
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 lb velveeta cheese, cubed

Recipe

• 1 peel and chunk potatoes.
• 2 boil in salted water until almost done (fork can pierce but not break potato chunk).
• 3 chop onion, cube ham and add to potato water during last 5 minutes of boiling time.
• 4 while potatoes are cooking, in small saucepan melt butter.
• 5 stir in flour, stirring constantly.
• 6 slowly add the half and half.
• 7 stir to remove lumps till smooth and starting to thicken.
• 8 slowly add 2 cups milk; stirring constantly to prevent lumps and scorching.
• 9 add 1/2 of the velveeta cheese.
• 10 stir to melt cheese.
• 11 add remaining milk.
• 12 season to taste.
• 13 drain water from potato& onions reserving approximately 1/2 of the water.
• 14 place drained ham, potatoes& onions in large stock pot.
• 15 add milk mixture, remaining cheese and stir over low heat till cheese is melted.
• 16 garnish w/choice of chopped green onions, bacon crumbles and grated cheddar cheese.