Healthier Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

3 ½ cups peeled and diced potatoes

½ cup chopped carrots

½ cup chopped green beans

⅓ cup diced celery

⅓ cup finely chopped onion

¾ cup diced cooked ham

3 ¼ cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

1 teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste

5 tablespoons butter

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups nonfat milk

Combine potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, onion, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken bouillon and pepper.

Melt butter in a separate saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a with fork and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk so lumps do not form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.

Pour the milk mixture into stockpot and cook soup until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.