Creamy Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 cups diced potatoes
• 1/2-1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2-1 cup diced carrot
• 1 lb diced ham
• 6 1/2 cups ham stock (made from ham bone) or 6 1/2 cups chicken soup base
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon (or to taste)
• salt and pepper
• 4 -6 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup butter
• 10 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 combine potato's, celery, onions, carrots, ham, bay leaves and soup stock in large stock pot. bring to a boil.
• 2 cook over medium heat until potato's are tender, 10-20 minutes.
• 3 stir in chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper.
• 4 in separate pot melt butter over low heat. whisk in flour with a fork and cook stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute.
• 5 slowly stir in milk, continue stirring until thickened slightly.
• 6 add hot milk mixture to soup slowly, cook until hot and thickened, serve.