Potato Soup

With a chill in the air, I automatically start thinking about all the soup recipes I love. Potato soup is one of the easiest, most inexpensive soups to make. It pairs nicely with my gluten free rolls too. I am lucky to live next to the good state of Idaho. Which means, in the Fall there is always some child doing a fundraiser for school, dance classes, etc that is selling fresh from the farm potatoes at a great price. This is one reason potato soup is made frequently in the Fall at our house. Fresh from the farm potatoes are so much better. The skin is more tender and the potato is nice and firm.

Potato Soup

A simple and quick potato soup recipe that will make your heart and tastebuds feel happy.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Equipment

• 1 potato peeler, knife, wooden spoon, ladle
• 1 cutting board
• 1 large pot

Ingredients

  

• 6-8 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped I usually have a range of small-med-large
• 1-2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 small yellow onion, minced
• 1/2 TBSP sea salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 TBSP fresh parsley if using dry, use 1/2 TBSP
• 4 C chicken broth or stock
• 1/4-1/2 C whipping cream(not heavy)
• 8-10 slices bacon, crumbled
• cheddar cheese, grated, for topping

Instructions

 

• Gather your large cooking pot and set on the stove top.
• Peel potatoes and chop into small chunks. Place in pot. Then peel carrots and thinly slice them. Place in pot. Mince onion and place in pot. Add salt, pepper, and parsley. (I usually try to aim for just over half my pot full of potatoes)
  
• Add chicken broth/stock and stir.
  
• Bring to a boil on medium heat. Turn heat down slightly and continue to boil for about 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender(but not so soft they are falling apart). Add cream and stir. Add additional salt and pepper as needed. With potato soup, you need more salt than you usually think of. So make sure you taste it. Also, the bacon will add some saltiness, so keep that in mind too.
  
• When putting soup into bowl, add some crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese if you desire.
  

Notes

This makes a large pot of soup.  If you have a smaller family, simply half the recipe.  Or a rule of thumb I like is that however many potatoes I do, just add enough broth to cover by about 1/2 inch.  Then boil as normal and just add a bit of cream at a time until it tastes good to you.

Keyword easy dinner recipe, fall recipes, main dish, potato soup, quick, soup

I hope that this simple recipe will find it’s way into your kitchen. It’s a really inexpensive way to get dinner on the table. Add some rolls and a salad and you are good to go.