Ham & Potato Soup

This recipe serves a family of 8 plus leftovers.  I found this recipe on allrecipes.com under "Delicious Ham and Potato Soup". 

Ham & Potato Soup

7c. potato's diced.
1 1/2c. ham diced
1 med. onion
7c. water
4Tbl. chicken bouillon (I perfer the loose seasoning vs the cube)
10Tbl. butter
10Tbl. flour
4c. milk

Dice up potato's, onion, and ham and add into a large pot.  Add in water.  Cook until potato are soft.  Stir in chicken bouillion. 

While the chicken bouillion is being cooked into the soup grab a smaller pan.  Melt butter.  Whisk in flour and stir.  Slowly add in the milk.  Continue stirring until mixture is thick. 

Stir in milk mixture into the larger pot of potato's and ham.  Stir well. 

Add salt and pepper if desired. 

You can also dice up celery to add or some cheese sauce to the soup.