Creamed Cabbage Soup

WiGal's Note:

A nice winter soup and good with corn bread. This is another way to use small pieces of leftover ham. I do think some meltable cheese would be good in this as some reviewers have suggested. Also, thank you Chef#226863 for suggesting that I include a measurable amount of cabbage. I have also added the ham right away into vegetable /broth too if in hurry. Grated carrots also works well in this, and sometimes grate it right over the pan.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups cabbage, shredded
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups diced cooked ham
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven, combine broth and vegetables.
2. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
3. In a saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour.
4. Gradually add milk; cook and stir for a few minutes. It will not thicken.
5. Stir into vegetable mixture.
6. Add ham, pepper, and thyme; heat through.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

I made this for the Make it Healthier game and really enjoyed it! I halved the recipe, used turkey broth, margarine in place of butter, 2% milk and instead of ham used vegetarian bacon. I also added 1 tbls. Neufchatel cream cheese for a little extra richness. Thank you!

[Annacia]

What can I say except yummmm. I was browsing recipes this morning and had everything on hand that this ask for and it sounded very good. It's delicious! I had just a dab (maybe 1 1/2 TBSP of low fat cream cheese and added that to use it up and it did no damage at all *wink*. Simple to put together with inexpensive ingredients but good enough to serve company as a first course.

[Tinkerbell's Mommy]

Just made this soup tonight. Yummy! Great way to use up leftover ham...