Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Cheese and Potato Soup is for Dinner.

Cheese and Potato Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Cheese and Potato Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Cheese and Potato Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Cheese and Potato Soup are:

6 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons mashed garlic
1 ? cup chopped celery
1 ? cup chopped carrot
1 ? cup chopped onion
1 ? teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
9 tablespoons all purpose flour
6 cups chicken broth
6 cups half and half
2 ? lbs potatoes, diced
3 cups packed shredded cheese
3 cups chopped ham
Chopped fresh parsley
Splash of sherry

Here is how you make Cheese and Potato Soup:

Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, celery, carrot, onion, thyme and rosemary and saut? until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over and stir 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in broth, then milk. Add potato and bring soup to boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup until potato is tender, about 20 minutes. Add cheese 1/3 cup at a time, stirring until melted and smooth after each addition. Mix in ham. Divide soup in half, puree one half with hand blender until creamy. Combine both halves and season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHINEYK.

The nutritional information for Cheese and Potato Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 449.5

• Total Fat: 19.8 g
• Cholesterol: 46.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,126.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 20.4 g