Recipe Swap...

There was a recipe swap at Lysa Terkeurst's blog a few days ago. Go here http://lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/2008/03/hi-ho-hi-ho-its-off-to-cook-we-go.html if you're interested in finding some more GREAT recipes. Here's my contribution. It is YUMMY :)

Hammed Up Potato Cheese Soup

1 stick butter
1 medium onion, chopped
3-4 stalks celery, chopped
baby carrots, roasted, and sliced (I used one small bag)
(place on cookie sheet with a small amount of cooking oil and salt, cook at 350 about 10 minutes. Cool before slicing. Roasting brings out the natural sweetness and boy are they GOOD)
5-6 Yukon Gold potatoes, boiled with skins on, then cooled, skinned and chopped up
4 cans chicken broth
1/2 a large package velveeta cheese, diced (don't know measurement)
3 (5oz) cans hormel ham, can be drained or not, flaked
1 C. half and half

Cook potatoes about 25 minutes until almost tender. Cool, then remove skins and chop up into bite sized pieces.
Roast carrots, cool and slice.
Place butter in LARGE pot, saute onions and celery until slightly soft.
Add chicken broth, cheese, chopped potatoes, carrots, ham, and half and half.
Heat at medium to low temp to avoid sticking until hot through. This makes a HUGE pot. I don't have a "soup" pot and had to move some to a smaller pan when all ingredients were combined.

ENJOY :)