Healthier Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter 
• 0.5 cup carrots chopped
• 0.3 cup celery diced
• 2 tablespoons chicken soup base 
• 0.8 cup ham diced cooked
• 5 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup green beans chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper white to taste
• 2 cups nonfat milk 
• 0.3 cup onion finely chopped
• 3.5 cups potatoes diced peeled
• 3.3 cups water 

Equipment

• whisk
• pot

Directions

1. Combine potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, onion, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken bouillon and pepper.
2. Melt butter in a separate saucepanover medium-low heat.
3. Whisk in flour with a with fork and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk so lumps do not form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Pour the milk mixture into stockpot and cook soup until heated through, about 5 minutes.
5. Serve immediately.