Chunky Potato Soup
"This is another one of my favorite potato soup recipes. It's similar to some of the recipes already posted, but a little different so I am posting this too. Enjoy!"
photo by Tinkerbell
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 5 medium potatoes
- 2 cups water
- 1 small onion
- 1⁄2 cup chives
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
- crushed red pepper flakes
- ground black pepper
- 3 cups milk or 3 cups half-and-half
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup crumbled bacon
directions
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1" cubes.
- Bring water to a boil in large saucepan and add potatoes.
- Cook until tender and drain reserving liquid.
- Set aside potatoes and measure 1 cup cooking liquid (adding water if necessary) and set aside.
- Peel and finely chop onion and chives.
- Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onions and chives to saucepan and cook, stirring frequently until tender, but not brown.
- Add flour to saucepan.
- Season with red pepper and black pepper to taste.
- Cook 3 to 4 minutes.
- Gradually add potatoes, reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, milk/cream, and sugar to onion/chive mixture in saucepan.
- Stir well and add cheese and bacon.
- Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Serve with fresh chives, cheese, and bacon.
Questions & Replies
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Where does the milk go in -
Is the "cooking liquid" water or milk?
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So the ingredients state 2 cups of water but I never see when to put it in. At one point it says to put 1 cup of the reserved liquid(water) but, I'm missing where second cup comes in? Thx
Reviews
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very hearty.. I added carrots and celery.. definitely a keeper! adding it to my collection! thanks for sharing. -
As my toddler DD says, "Wow! Wow! Wow!" This soup was delicious. The only change was not stirring cheese into the whole batch as DH & DD can't eat it, but DS & I loaded our bowls with it. If we could give this more stars we would. It's easy, simple ingredients & such good comfort food. I served it with small sourdough rolls & have already been requested to make it again. Thanks for sharing your recipe, AmyZoe! Made & enjoyed for the Photo Forum's January 2009 Belly Warmers - Soups & Stews tag game.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.
