Home-Style Potato Soup Recipe

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I experimented with our family soup recipe until I came up wit this version. The mashed potato flakes provide a flavorful thickening agent, and the bacon adds color and lots of flavor.

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Home-Style Potato Soup Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup mashed potato flakes
1 ounce process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
1 bacon strip, cooked and crumbled

Directions

In a small saucepan, saute onion and celery in oil until tender. Add the potatoes, water, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Stir in milk and potato flakes; cook and stir 8 minutes longer. Stir in cheese until melted. Sprinkle servings with bacon. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups equals 287 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 889 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Home-Style Potato Soup in Reminisce Extra March 2011, p53