Easy and Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 3.5 cups peeled and diced potatoes
• 1 cup diced cauliflower
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 0.75 cups diced cooked ham
• 0.33 cups finely chopped onion
• 0.33 cups diced celery
• 3 cloves garlic , diced
• 4 cups water , or as needed to cover
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 0.5 teaspoons salt , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine potatoes, cauliflower, corn, cooked ham, onion, celery, and garlic in a large soup pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir chicken bouillon, salt, and white pepper into mixture.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour to make a paste. Cook for 1 minute and gradually whisk milk into flour mixture until smooth. Continue cooking until thick, 4 to 5 minutes, whisking often.

3. 3

   Stir milk mixture into soup and cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.