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The recipe this week comes from a column wrote back in January 2019, here is an exceprt:
As I contemplated on what areas to fill you in on this week, I thought, "Well, there's not much I enjoy more than writing about family life. In spite of the constant demands of motherhood, there really are more blessings than I could ever tell. Take 10-month-old Elijah, he's just brimming with smiles, new accomplishments, and eight new teeth. Ya, even his whole rows of brand new teeth are a pure joy to me each day, not to mention his curly hair just like Daddy's!. You should have seen the show in our living room last night as Daddy got him to take his first steps! I'm really not sure who was the most delighted, Daddy or Elijah!
Here is what Gloria had to say about the soup:
A family favorite during the winter months is a Comforting Ham And Cheese Soup. As a young girl I made countless times for our large family. No two batches turned out the same. Your imagination will be the limit.
Classic Ham and cheese soup is also great right about now because so many of you will have leftover ham from your Easter meals. Just diced it up, pair with some potatoes, carrots, cheese, and spices and you have this "balanced meal in a bowl" as my Dad called it.
This soup, like many Amish favorites, is pretty versatile.I think if you wanted to add some peas or even some broccoli, why not? I’ve never heard of ham and broccoli soup, but why wouldn’t it work? so feel free to use your imagination a bit with the soup, I think it’s a good one and, of course, the Italian in me, I would have a big piece of crusty bread with this.
This soup, like many Amish favorites, is pretty versatile. I think if you wanted to add some peas or even some broccoli, why not? I’ve never heard of ham and broccoli soup, but why wouldn’t it work? So feel free to use your imagination a bit with the soup, I think it’s a good one and, of course, the Italian in me, I would have a big piece of crusty bread with this
We made the soup and it turned out great, here is our "photo tour" of the recipe!
Red onion goes great in this!
Use nice, big chunks of ham, carrots, and potatoes!
Try not to let the soup boil after you add the cheese!
We used shredded cheddar in this soup, I think probably "melting cheese" means somethng more along the lines of Velveeta, but either works fine.
🥣 Comforting Ham And Cheese Soup
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ cup chopped onions
- ¾ lb. ham, cubed
- 2 cups cooked potatoes
- 1 cup cooked carrots
- ½ pound melting cheese
📋 Soup Instructions
- Melt butter, keep heating until butter turns nice and brown.
- Stir in flour.
- Add milk, seasonings, and onions, stirring well.
- Boil for two minutes.
- Add ham, potatoes, and carrots, heat and serve.
- Be careful not to boil after cheese has been added.
🥣 More Amish Soup Recipes
Mennonite Taco Soup - Good Stuff!
Amish Church Soup - Very traditional
Chicken Corn Chowder - Delicious summer soup!
🖨️ Ham and Cheese Soup
Comforting Ham and Cheese Soup
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ cup chopped onions
- ¾ lb. ham cubed
- 2 cups cooked potatoes
- 1 cup cooked carrots
- ½ pound melting cheese
Instructions
- Melt butter, keep heating until butter turns nice and brown.
- Stir in flour.
- Add milk, seasonings, and onions, stirring well.
- Boil for two minutes.
- Add ham, potatoes, and carrots and heat for 15 more minutes on medium,
- Add cheese
- Heat for another 5 minutes over medium heat, do not boil.
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My great grandma used to make this soup when I was real young and “nobody” in the family ever thought to ask her what she put into it and write it down. She always said, “Watch me and write it down so you can make it for your family and babies “. I thought that I was out of luck until I ran across this from you. Thank you very much for giving me a rememberance from my past. Thank you and Bless you for keeping things that are important to us older generation.
Rick, so glad that the recipe is like the one your great-grandma used to make, hopefully you can try it and taste it soon!
Wow! I made the Amish Ham & Cheese soup, it was delicious! The whole family really liked it, will definitely be making it again. Thanks so much for posting it!