Potato and Ham Soup

Cube potatoes and ham, place in a pot with broth and water. Add salt and pepper to taste (we like a lot of both but you can adjust to your family’s preference). Cook for 1 hour on medium/high heat, then add butter and garlic. Cook about 2 more hours on medium heat then add cheese, cream, and instant potatoes. Cook another 15 minutes on medium/low heat, then serve.

Note. If you like thin soup, leave out the instant potatoes. We like it thick so I use them as thickener.

Also, I personally like fresh cut scallions in it, but my luvbug, not so much, so I usually just sprinkle some scallions in my bowl.