Swiss, Ham, Potato Soup

Name: Swiss, Ham, Potato Soup
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 medium potatoes, peeled & diced; 1/2 cup margarine; 1/2 cup flour; 2 green onions, chopped; 2 -3 cups milk; 4 slices swiss cheese; 2 cups cooked ham, diced; salt and black pepper

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Submitted by Susie in Texas

"One of my most requested "soup of the day" recipes from when I was in the food business. Swiss cheese gives this soup the most delectable flavor."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 medium potatoes, peeled & diced
¹⁄₂ cup margarine
¹⁄₂ cup flour
2 green onions, chopped
2 -3 cups milk
4 slices swiss cheese
2 cups cooked ham, diced
salt and black pepper

directions

Cook diced potatoes in saucepan with just enough water to cover.
When tender, drain the liquid from the potatoes and save.
Set both aside while making roux.
In large saucepan, melt margarine.
Saute the chopped green onions until tender.
Remove onion from pan and set aside.
Add flour to melted margarine and stir until incorporated.
Cook over medium heat until the roux begins to just turn a golden color.
Using a whisk, stir in 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of the saved potato liquid.
Whisk until smooth and no lumps are seen.
Bring just to a boil or until the soup thickens.
Add the diced ham, cooked onion and the Swiss cheese. Also, add back in the cooked potatoes.
Stir until cheese is melted.
Add salt& pepper to your preference.
I usually add 1 teaspoons.
salt and 1/2 teaspoons.
pepper.
Stir well.
If soup is too thick, you may add the final cup of milk.
My bunch likes it thick.

Questions & Replies

Can this soup be frozen?

Belloo
When do potatoes go in

Norma S.

Reviews

We really enjoyed this soup, Susie! Loved the combination of ingredients. Can't wait to make it again experimenting with other types of cheese. Your instructions are easy to follow. I added just a little bit more milk to thin it out a bit. Thanks you for sharing such a great soup recipe. :-)

Merlot
Hubby and I really liked this soup. I made it exactly how you said and added the extra cup of milk. Hubby added Tobasco but he likes everything spicy. We love thick soups and this was just prefect. I will definately be adding into my recipe rotation!!

iluvmythomas
We really enjoyed your soup tonight. I pureed 3/4 of it in the food processor and added a pinch of ground mustard, cayenne, and garlic salt, as well as the recommened pepper. When I made the base I used fat free half and half for part of the milk called for in the recipe. Really thick, really filling, really good. I can see why it was such a hit at your food business.

Dawn399
Made this for the Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup game, and it was very easy to prepare and tastes good. I think I'd prefer some other cheese, or perhaps a blend of Swiss and something else, but my mom thought it was wonderful.

ReeLani
YUM YUM YUM!!! We all loved this soup it hit just the right spot after getting back from a cold rainy football game. I didn't have any green onions so I finely diced 1/2 of a yellow onion and sauteed it. An interesting note, my son added a spoonful of sour cream in his bowlful and it tasted amazingly good in there.

Treenickel

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Tweaks

Subbed red onion for green, used 1 3/4 C of ham stock + 1 1/2 C skim milk for the liquid.

cf____
Excellent recipe. I made this a few weeks ago and forgot to rate it. Instead of leaving the potatoes in chunks I used my hand blender to puree them, along with some of the ham.

madriley61