Recipe: Appetizing potato and ham soup

potato and ham soup. This is a delicious recipe for ham and potato soup that a friend gave to me. It is very easy and the great thing about it is that you can add additional ingredients, more ham, potatoes, etc and it still turns out great. This hearty Ham and Potato Soup is made with a ham shank or leftover ham bone and russet potatoes.

Ham and potatoes in a bowl? That's like a hug from the inside. And the nice thing about this soup is that it's deceptively easy. You can have potato and ham soup using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of potato and ham soup

1. You need 2 medium of red potatoe.
2. Prepare 2 medium of russet potatoe.
3. Prepare 1 large of baking potatoe ( leftovers if you have one ).
4. You need 6 slice of thick cut bacon.
5. You need 2 medium of slices of country ham ( bone in ).
6. You need 1/2 cup of frozen onion mix.
7. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
8. Prepare 4 cup of chicken broth.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of half & half.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.

Seriously, this delicious recipe is everything I love in a warm soup during the wintertime. It's nice and rich and creamy (using only milk, no heavy cream). It's chock-full of veggies and garlic and lots of golden potatoes. It's the perfect use for leftover ham (or even bacon) after a big holiday meal.

potato and ham soup step by step

1. heat up 1 tablespoon of olive oil in stock pot, cut bacon and ham into chunks cook in stock pot until brown add onion mix and cook until tender. add chicken stock and simmer cut up red potatoes in bite size pieces. cut up russet potatoes in medium size pieces. add to chicken broth and simmer until tender.
2. add water and half and half and baking potato ( chopped into chunks ) in to soup mash down soup mixture with a potato masher about 3 or 4 times leaving plenty of chunks season with your favorite seasoning. simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes..

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