Chunky Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 medium red potatoes
• 2 cups water
• 1 small onion
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• crushed red pepper flakes
• ground black pepper
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cooked ham, cubed

Recipe

• 1 peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes.
• 2 cook the potatoes in the 2 cups water until tender.
• 3 drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid.
• 4 add more water if necessary to measure 1 cup.
• 5 set potatoes aside.
• 6 peel and chop onion.
• 7 melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• 8 add onion to saucepan and cook stirring frequently until onion is tender and translucent, not brown.
• 9 add flour to saucepan and season with pepper flakes and pepper to taste.
• 10 cook 3-4 minutes.
• 11 gradually add potatoes, reserved liquid, milk and sugar to saucepan.
• 12 add cheese and ham.
• 13 simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.