Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

 Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS:

8 cups russet potatoes, diced

1 yellow onion, diced

2 large carrots, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup chopped celery

16 ounce Cubed Ham 2 packages of packages Smithfield Anytime Favorites™ Cubed Ham

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

1/4 cup flour

4 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cups heavy cream (you can also use milk – I used whole milk)

½ cup sour cream

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 ) Add the potatoes, onion, carrot, celery, ham, Kosher salt, pepper chicken broth to your slow cooker and cook on low 7-8 hours, or high 4-5 hours.

2 ) Using a potato masher, mash about 1/3 of the potatoes (don’t worry the ham won’t really mash that much)

3 ) Add the flour, heavy cream/milk and sour cream and stir everything together.

Cover and cook on high for an additional 15 minutes.