Recipe Details
Ingredients
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5cupschicken stock
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3 ½cupspeeled and diced sweet potatoes
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¾cupdiced cooked ham
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⅓cupdiced celery
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⅓cupfinely chopped onion
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½cupchopped green bell pepper
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¼cupchopped carrot
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¼cupcorn
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1tablespoonchopped garlic
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1teaspoondried basil
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1teaspoondried parsley flakes
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1teaspoonground black pepper, or to taste
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½teaspoonsalt
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5tablespoonsbutter
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6tablespoonsall-purpose flour
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2cupsmilk
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¾cupshredded Cheddar cheese
Cooking Directions
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Combine chicken stock, sweet potatoes, ham, celery, and onion in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir bell pepper, carrot, corn, garlic, basil, parsley flakes, black pepper, and salt into soup and simmer until vegetables are softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
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Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk flour into butter using a fork. Cook and stir mixture until thickened, about 1 minute. Slowly stir milk into butter-flour mixture until completely smooth; continue cooking and stirring over medium-low heat until thickened, 4 to 5 more minutes. Stir Cheddar cheese into milk mixture until melted and smooth.
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Stir milk-Cheddar cheese mixture into soup; cook until thickened and heated through, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Full Nutrition Label | |
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Servings Per Recipe8 | |
Calories260 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat 15g |
19% |
Saturated Fat 9g |
43% |
Cholesterol 43mg |
14% |
Sodium 919mg |
40% |
Total Carbohydrate 23g |
8% |
Dietary Fiber 3g |
10% |
Total Sugars 7g |
|
Protein 10g |
19% |
Vitamin C 15mg |
17% |
Calcium 186mg |
14% |
Iron 1mg |
7% |
Potassium 430mg |
9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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