Ham and Potato Soup

Ham and Potato Soup

from allrecipes.com submitted by ELLIE11

3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes 1/3 cup diced celery 1/3 cup finely chopped onion 3/4 cup diced cooked ham 3 1/4 cups water 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste 5 tablespoons butter 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups milk

1.	Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.

2.

In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.

3.	Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

I've also added corn to this recipe and liked that.

Bisquick Biscuits

2 1/4 c original bisquick mix
2/3 c milk

Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, stir ingredients until soft dough forms; beat 30 seconds. If dough is sticky, gradually stir in enough Bisquick mix (up to 1/4 cup) to make dough easy to handle.

Place dough on surface generously sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into a ball; knead 10 times. Press or roll until 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with 2-inch cutter dipped in Bisquick mix. On ungreased cookie sheet, place rounds.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.

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