IF YOU LIKE POTATO SOUP, YOU WILL LOVE THIS!
IT LOOKS HARD TO MAKE BUT IT REALLY IS EASY. ENJOY !!
CHEDDAR POTATO CHOWDER
PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES COOKING TIME: 20 MINUTES
2 CUPS OF WATER
2 CUPS DICED POTATOES
1 CUP DICED CARRTOS
1/2 CUP CHOPPED CELERY
1/4 CUP CHOPPED ONION
1/4 TSP SALT
1/4 TSP PEPPER
1/4 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
2 CUPS 2% MILK
2 CUPS (8 OZ) CHEDDAR CHEESE (REDUCED FAT)
1 CUP CUBED FULLY COOKED LEAN HAM ( CUBED HAM IN SMALL PACKAGES IN THE MEAT SECTION )
IN DUTCH OVEN (OR LARGE POT) COMBINE THE FIRST 7 INGREDIENTS
BRING TO BOIL
REDUCE HEAT
COVER AND SIMMER FOR 10-12 MINUTES OR UNTILO TENDER
MEANWHILE, PLACE FLOUR IN A LARGE SAUCE PAN
GRADUALLY WHISK IN MILK
BRING TO BOIL OVER MEDIUM HEAT
COOK AND STIR FOR 2 MINUTES OR UNTIL THICKENED
REMOVE FROM HEAT
ADD CHEESE
STIR UNTIL CHEESE IS MELTED
STIR IN HAM AND CHEESE SAUCE INTO UNDRAINED VEGETABLES
STIR UNTIL COMBINED
YIELDS 7 SERVINGS
1 SERVING = 212 CALORIES
2 GRAMS FIBER: 9 GRAMS FAT: 847 MG SALT: 18 GRAMS CARBOHYDRATE: 16 GRAMS PROTEIN.