Comfort Essentials: Leftover Ham and Potato Soup | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## PLAN/PURCHASE
• ## THE HAM & VEGGIES
• 3 tablespoon(s) sweet butter, unsalted
• 2 - 3 medium potatoes, russet variety, diced, peeling optional
• 6 ounce(s) ham, cooked and diced
• 1/4 cup(s) celery diced
• 1/4 cup(s) yellow onion diced
• black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• salt, kosher variety, to taste
• ## THE SOUP BASE
• 3 tablespoon(s) flour, all-purpose variety
• 2 cup(s) chicken or turkey stock, not broth
• 1 cup(s) whole milk
• ## OPTIONAL GARNISH ITEMS
• chopped green onions, just the green parts
• shredded cheese, sharp
• bacon bits
• shredded carrots
• ## AT THE TABLE
• hot sauce, i prefer franks
• soup crackers
• crusty bread
• salt, pepper
• how about a few beers?