Green Pea Soup With Smoked Ham

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (14 ounce) package frozen mashed potatoes
• 2 cups frozen peas
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 1/2 cups milk or 1 1/2 cups light cream
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 ounces smoked ham, finely diced

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, melt butter. add onion and cook until softened. add chicken broth, potatoes, peas, tarragon and 1 ½ cups water.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and cook until potatoes are smooth and dissolved, about 8 minutes.
• 3 pulse soup in food processor or blender.
• 4 return puree to saucepan. stir in milk and season with pepper. ladle into bowls and top with ham.