Zucchini Potato And Ham Soup Recipes

HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH HAM AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a soup pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallots, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in lentils and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Puree with immersion blender to thicken.
• Stir in potatoes and ham, cover, and simmer until potatoes are softened, 10 minutes longer. To serve, ladle soup into bowls and swirl in parsley puree.
• Combine garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley in a blender or food processor (preferably small model) and process until pureed.
• Yield: about 1/3 cup

CHEF JOHN'S HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat until golden brown. Stir in carrot, celery, onion, ham, and garlic; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes, until the vegetables soften and the onions are translucent.
• Stir in flour; cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, 1 cup at a time. Add water and stir to combine. Turn the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Taste the soup for salt and add more if necessary. Stir in potatoes; cook for 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Skim fat if desired.
• With a potato masher, mash the soup a few times, leaving plenty of whole chunks of potato. Season with salt and pepper to taste, add cayenne if desired, and add cream. Stir to combine and heat through. Garnish with fresh chives.

DELICIOUS HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
• In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

ZUCCHINI/POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in zucchini, potato and onion. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , In a small bowl, beat eggs; blend in lemon juice and 1/2 cup hot broth. Return to the saucepan. Heat over medium for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not boil. Stir in dill, salt and pepper.

ZUCCHINI, POTATO AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden, about 8 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and zucchini and season with salt.
• Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a boil; cover, lower the heat and simmer until the veggies are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Using a hand held blender, partially puree the soup, leaving some chunks.
• Stir in the ham, dill and nutmeg.

HAM & ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper., Place half of the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Layer with half of the ham, marinara sauce and cheese. Repeat layers., Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve with a slotted spoon.

POTATO AND ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Chop vegies as roughly as you like.
• Saute with a tablespoon of butter.
• Add enough water to cover, add stock cubes.
• Cook until tender.
• Blend and mash the vegies (with fluid still in pot).
• Add the cream to taste (put more in if you prefer it creamier).
• Serve with salt and pepper to taste.