Recipe Name Creamy Vegetable Soup with Bacon/Ham Submitted by VanbytheRiver Recipe Description A great use for miscellaneous veggies,leftover ham, chicken broth. Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 30 Cook Time (minutes) 60 Ready In (minutes) 90

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 2 cups Cauliflower, coarsely chopped 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onion, chopped 1 stalk, large (11"-12" long) celery, diced 1 large (7-1/4" to 8-1/2" long) carrots diced 3 cloves garlic minced 4 cups chicken broth or stock 4 tablespoons butter melted 4 tablespoons flour unbleached 2 cups cup milk 2% 1 fluid ounce marsala wine 2 cups diced potatoes, peeled, chopped 3 slices raw bacon, chopped and cooked and drained of fat 3 ounces ham, cooked and cubed 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped Steps Sequence Step 1 Cover chopped veggies(except potatoes) with chicken broth in a deep pot. Cook 20 min. till soft. 2 Blend with immersion blender till smooth. 3 Add peeled, chopped potatoes, simmer 15 min. till soft, but remain in pieces.(Do not blend) 4 Make white sauce. Melt butter, add flour, then gradually add milk till all is thickened. 5 Add marsala wine to white sauce. (can use any wine or sherry) 6 Add white sauce to blended veggie pot. 7 Saute bacon and add to pot. 8 Add chopped leftover ham, diced. 9 Season with parsley, salt and pepper if needed. Simmer to blend all.