The weather's getting steadily cooler, meaning it's time for me to shift into "comfort food high gear". And what better comfort food is there than soup? I remember coming in from cold days outside and Mom would have a big cookpot of homemade ground beef and vegetable soup waiting on the stove, ready to warm us up.
This soup was originally described as a "crockpot potato soup" but as I got into the recipe it really wasn't just that. There's almost as much ham as there is potato in it, and while the title mentions cheese it really fills in the flavor so much that I couldn't leave it out of the name. So, I decided to change the name just a bit. I made a few slight adjustments to the original ingredient list, which I'll explain in the notes on the recipe card, but all in all this is an excellent soup that takes very little effort to make and is filled with that comforting goodness that takes me back to a simpler time. Hopefully it will take you and your family back a bit too.
Adapted from On My Kid's Plate