Name: Potato,Ham and Leek soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 potatoes, diced small; 2 1/2 cups cooked smoked ham, diced small; 4 tablespoons butter; 5 leeks, white only sliced soaked to remove all the sand; 6 cups water; 3 cups shredded cheese; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 1 package of betty crockers sour cream & chives instant mashed potatoes; salt and pepper

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A quick, easy, hearthy, comfort soup for those cold winter days. A great way to use left over smoked ham. This is rich and creamy. If you like a thinner soup omit the dried potaoes. Which is how I started the soup but found it needed something more.That is where the dried potatoes come in. Serve as a main dish or a cup.Top with shredded cheese.

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ingredients

6 potatoes, diced small
2 ¹⁄₂ cups cooked smoked ham, diced small
4 tablespoons butter
5 leeks, white only sliced soaked to remove all the sand
6 cups water
3 cups shredded cheese
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 package of betty crockers sour cream & chives instant mashed potatoes
salt and pepper

directions

In a large pot melt butter and saute leeks and ham till softened add the rest of the ingredients except for the Betty Crockers sour cream& chives mashed potatoes and cook till potatoes are soft 15-20 minutes stirring so cheese doesn`t stick.
Add the 1 package of potatoes and stir till nice and creamy.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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"A quick, easy, hearthy, comfort soup for those cold winter days. A great way to use left over smoked ham. This is rich and creamy. If you like a thinner soup omit the dried potaoes. Which is how I started the soup but found it needed something more.That is where the dried potatoes come in. Serve as a main dish or a cup.Top with shredded cheese."

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review by RSL5709

4/12/2012

This was very good. I used a combination of chicken stock and ham stock rather than water, and cut the cheese to 2 cups instead of 3. I think without using the stocks it would have needed some more flavor, so I'm glad I had those in the fridge needing to be used. I used the instant potatoes as I prefer a thicker soup, although I tasted it before adding the package and liked it with the thinner texture too.

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review by Girl from India

6/4/2004

This was very good. I omitted the packaged potato mash and used fresh garlic instead of the powder. We loved the Leeks in the soup. We have only begun getting this locally quite recently and we keep discovering new facets of this vegetable. Thank you :) Fay

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creation by Rita1652

12/13/2003

A quick, easy, hearthy, comfort soup for those cold winter days. A great way to use left over smoked ham. This is rich and creamy. If you like a thinner soup omit the dried potaoes. Which is how I started the soup but found it needed something more.That is where the dried potatoes come in. Serve as a main dish or a cup.Top with shredded cheese.