Homemade Potato Soup
Homemade Potato Soup is an easy 30-minute soup recipe. This recipe is a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- wash and scrub all your vegetables
- 7 big russet potatoes
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 celery
- mini carrots or regular carrots
- half a poblano pepper optional
- half a red bell pepper
- half a yellow bell pepper
- Other ingredients you'll need
- 1 cup milk
- half a cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt pepper and Cajun Spice Mix
- 2- 32 ounce chicken broth
Optional toppings
- Grated Cheddar Cheese
- Bacon bits
Instructions
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Wash, scrub, and rinse off potatoes.
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Then peel potatoes and chop into bite-size pieces.
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Place in cold water until needed. Drain off cold water before adding to soup, after adding broth.
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In a nonstick skillet: Sauté your chopped onion, garlic, celery, carrots, poblano pepper, red bell pepper in 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon olive oil.
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When onions are translucent add the 2- 32 ounce boxes of chicken broth.
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Add chopped potatoes
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Add spices (a dash of salt, cracked pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon Cajun Spices
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Bring to boil
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Reduce heat to low/simmer
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After 10 minutes mix flour with milk, and cream. Temper by adding a few spoonful's of broth to the bowl, then pour into pot of soup.
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Then, cook until potatoes are tender about, 10 more minutes or slightly longer if needed.
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Serve with sides of grated cheddar cheese and chopped crispy bacon
Recipe Notes
Serve with sides of grated cheddar cheese and pre cooked, chopped crispy bacon.
Adapted from PerfectPotato Soup