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Hearty Potato Soup Recipe

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Having grown up on a dairy farm in Holland, I love our country life in here Idaho's "potato country". My favorite potato soup originally called for heavy cream and bacon fat, but I've trimmed down the recipe. —Gladys DeBoer, Castleford, Idaho

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Hearty Potato Soup Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

10 30 40

Ingredients

6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 carrots, chopped
6 celery ribs, chopped
8 cups water
1 onion, chopped
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 cups 2% milk

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook the potatoes, carrots and celery in water until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid and setting vegetables aside.
In the same pan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gently stir in cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup or more of reserved cooking liquid until soup is desired consistency. Yield: 8-10 servings (about 2-1/2 quarts).

Originally published as Hearty Potato Soup in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p33

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Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2009 by woni

Re: Hearty Potatoe Soup

I've been making this soup ever since it was published by Taste of Home years ago. My husband requests it every winter.

Woni,

Louisiana

Reviewed on May. 22, 2009 by beecuzican_PA

Well, I'd have to say this recipe would surely fit your request, and I am kind of partial to it...Wardie's Potato Soup And you can find a review here: Review of Wardie's Potato Soup

Reviewed on May. 22, 2009 by catdog69

hi barbyblue3, did u ever find a receipe for thick creamy potato soup? I am looking too! thanks

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2008 by barbyblue3

Hi, I'm looking for a great receipe for thick, creamy, potatoe soup. One that I can simmer in my crockpot all day. there are a lot of recepies for potatoe soups, but most of them are thin, watery broths. I'm looking for something that's more homeade and hearty. can you help me?

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