Potato Soup

“Very easy to make.Be sure to stir continuously!!I added chopped onion and minced garlic.I left out the cheese and used it as a topping instead with crumbled bacon.”

“10 Stars! Made this for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday 2002 and YUM-YUM!Mashed about 1/3 and kept 2/3 of potatoes cubed – added diced carrots, used half “Half n Half” and half 2% milk ……I would HIGHLY recommend this as it can be “customized” however you want!Anxious to make other variations……”

“Very good! I added chopped onion with the butter and cooked it a bit before adding the flour. I used non-fat milk and it still came out very nice and creamy. It thickened up nicely after adding the potatoes. I continued to cook a bit after adding the cheese and potatoes (as opposed to the recipe calling for turning the heat off). I stirred in about 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard and a little more salt to bring the flavor out. Thanks for posting!”

“This soup tastes great. I omitted the chicken boullian and the cheese, because I wanted just a basic potato soup, like my Mema used to make. I had a pretty hard time getting the lumps out of the flour/butter mixture. I kinda had to smush the with my sppon as I was mixing. If anyone has a better was of doing this, please let me know. Also, this soup would be great topped with bacon bits.Jessica, Texas”

“I was looking for a potato soup recipe and this is the first I tried.It was very easy to make and make adaptations to. It is great with bacon and green onions. I made it with fat-free condensed milk and with low-fat cheese.It was still wonderful. I will definitely keep this recipe.”

“This is a great basic potato soup receipe!I used two cups of half & half in place of two cups of milk, and added 1/2 pound of cooked bacon plus two tbls. parsley. I took out the cheese to add the half & half!”

“All I can say is, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!!So very good!I did boil a ham bone with 2 bay leaves for an hour first, and then used the “juice” of that to boil the potatoes in.I added the meat of the ham bone to the soup once everything was done.I also used sharp cheddar.”

“VERY DELICIOUS! I didn’t realize how easy it was to make potato soup until I used this recipe.Definitely will be keeping this recipe.The only thing I added was some minced garlic, and I probably used half the amount of cheese recommended (which is not normal for me because I LOVE cheese), but overall the taste is great!”

“Try adding cooked Italian Sausage and lightly sauted kale and you will have a soup very similar to the soup at olive garden. Also instant mashed potatoes make a great thickening substitute for the roux”

“Excellent! I sauteed onion, garlic, and celery in the butter before adding flour. Also added a bit of yellow mustard and rosemary garlic seasoning to the roux. Delicious!”

“This soup was fantastic! I have a suggestion for those who had trouble getting the lumps out of the flour mixture..i used a hand blender on the soup after adding the first half of milk and then after the 2nd half….i also doubled the salt and added 1/2 tspn of garlic powder and 1/2 tspn of onion powder….i used whole wheat flour, nonfat milk and half the amount of cheese to make it a bit healthier…also after boiling the potatoes i used a hand blender on them too to give them a creamy texture. when i blended them in to the soup the result was a hearty, creamy potato soup with no lumps- i served it with a loaf of warm homemade bread…it was delicious on a cool, overcast night- thank you for posting!”

“”I was skeptical but gave it a try.It turned out wonderful.I added some chopped kale and mild sausage. This will be added to my favorites.””

“If you’re new to making your own soup, allow about an hour to an hour and a half to make this.It’s a much heartier soup than I had first imagined or am used to for Potato Soup, which makes it even more amazing!I made it without any modifications minus adding some parsley for garnish on the top.I found (like most people) that adding something like bacon bits, a little extra cheese on top, or something else would help make it that much better!I would also suggest potentially adding some of the milk in before you mix in the flour with the butter.I had difficulty fully un-clumpifying the flour and butter mixture.Overall, a delicious soup that will be even better after I get some bacon bits!”

“This is an AWESOME soup, very easy and tasty!!I have never made any potato soup without using the potato water so…..only change made was, 3 cups potato water and 3 cups milk, and sauteed some onions with the butter!Everyone loved it and said this is a keeper.”

“Loved it! :)”

“I love this recipe! The only thing that I do differently is to add lots of sauteed onion. Very Yummy!”

“This is a simple, delicious recipe.I had never made potato soup before, but I found, with this recipe, that it wasn’t hard at all.My family loves it.I used some celerey salt in mine, and that was a hit.”

“I felt like there wasn’t enough flavor to this recipe despite the fact that I boiled a garlic clove with my potatoes then added 2 pressed garlic cloves into the broth; sauteed a minced onion, shredded carrot, and 2 minced stalks of celery in a tbsp of margarine that I added to the potatoes once finished; threw in a parmesean cheese rind in the milk when bringing the milk to a boil; added a little extra pepper & 1/4 tsp paprika; and then threw in 1 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley just before serving.It’s a good starter recipe but definitely needs lots of modifications if you want good flavor.”

“This was awesome.Kids loved it, definitely adding this recipe to our regular menu.Thanks for sharing!”