Crock Pot Potato Ham Chowder

• 1 box (about 5 Oz. Box) Au Gratin Potatoes (with Seasoning Packet)
• 2 stalks Celery, Diced
• 1/2 cups Finely Minced Onion
• 1 cup Diced Precooked Ham (I Have Used Everything From Lunchmeat To The Prediced Stuff In The Meat Section To Leftovers. It's All Good!)
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 dash Black Pepper
• 1/3 cups Flour
• 2 cups Half And Half (the Fat Free Stuff Works Really Well)
• 3 drops Tabasco Sauce (per Bowl, Optional)

1. Combine the uncooked potatoes, seasoning packet, celery, onion, ham, chicken broth, and pepper in your crock pot. Cook on low for about 5 hours (or on high for about 3 hours). There is some flexibility here, you just need to make sure the potatoes are soft. Whisk the four and the half-and-half together in a bowl and add to the crock pot. Cook an additional 30 minutes on high, stirring occasionally.
2. I love to add Tabasco sauce to my bowl of soup. It gives it a really subtle hint of heat. But I don't add it to the entire batch of soup because my kids are pretty plain jane.
3. This is fantastic served with grilled cheese sandwiches.
4. You can also use a box of scalloped potatoes instead of the au gratin. Use whatever you have on hand!

au gratin potatoes, stalks celery, onion, ham, chicken broth, black pepper, flour, stuff works really, tabasco sauce

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/soups/crock-pot-potato-ham-chowder/ (may not work)