Cream Cheese Potato Soup

Name: Cream Cheese Potato Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings (about 3 quarts).
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Soup Recipes
Ingredients: 6 cups water; 7 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules; 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed; 1 package (30 ounces) frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed; 1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dill weed

"I came up with this soup after I had tried something similar at a restaurant," explains Stacy Bockelman, California, Missouri. "Using chicken bouillon and frozen hash browns makes it easy to fix. It's good with sourdough bread," she adds. It's also good for your pocketbook at only 47 cents a bowl.

Ingredients

6 cups water
7 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed
1 package (30 ounces) frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed
1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dill weed

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine the water and bouillon. Add cream cheese; cook and stir over medium heat until cheese is melted. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 18-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 158 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 779mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

Originally published as Cream Cheese Potato Soup in Quick Cooking November/December 2003

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gunslinger

Feb 9, 2016

Very tasty and creamy! I served mine with cheddar cheese on top. I will definitely be making this again!
cheepskate

Feb 21, 2015

We recently had this at a friend's house and LOVED it. I watched how she made it and she told me where she got the recipe. This may well have become my new favorite go to potato soup, and I'm not even a cream cheese lover!! I will be fixing this for myself as soon as I get to pick up the ingredients I don't have. A definite keeper!
SilverComet

Jan 7, 2015

I just made this for Church tonight and I can not believe how awesome it is. The only thing I changed was to use bacon instead of ham. I am sure it would be great with ham also. LOVE it with bacon! So easy. So GOOD!
jdanz2010

Feb 8, 2014

Followed this recipe to the T. A big hit! This will be my go-to potato soup recipe from now on!
sjbrindley

Dec 16, 2013

This is hands down the best potato recipe ever. My husband forbids me to make any other kind, even his mother's!! We like to crumble Ritz crackers in ours for a thickener and an extra zing.
hbaseley

Jan 25, 2013

This just replaced my favorite potato soup recipe. My whole family loved it.
Trixie_Belle

Jan 2, 2013

Delish! There are only 3 of us at home tonight for dinner so I prepared 1/2 the recipe. My picky teenage son informed me I need to double it. My husband says this recipe is a keeper. The only changes I made was I used bacon instead of ham and added lots of white pepper. We didn't have ham on hand and we like white pepper.
William Biff

Sep 30, 2012

very good and easy
mandyv814

Feb 23, 2012

Mmmmm! so delicious!
bantelo73

Feb 11, 2012

Family loved it and they are super picky eaters. I made no changes.