Chunky Potato Soup

Submitted by Kannwilson

"Good served with bread or in a bread bowl."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 medium red potatoes
• 473.18 ml water
• 1 small onion
• 44.37 ml butter or 44.37 ml margarine
• 44.37 ml flour
• crushed red pepper flakes
• ground black pepper
• 709.77 ml milk
• 2.46 ml sugar
• 236.59 ml cheddar cheese, shredded
• 236.59 ml cooked ham, cubed

directions

1. Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes.
2. Cook the potatoes in the 2 cups water until tender.
3. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid.
4. Add more water if necessary to measure 1 cup.
5. Set potatoes aside.
6. Peel and chop onion.
7. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
8. Add onion to saucepan and cook stirring frequently until onion is tender and translucent, not brown.
9. Add flour to saucepan and season with pepper flakes and pepper to taste.
10. Cook 3-4 minutes.
11. Gradually add potatoes, reserved liquid, milk and sugar to saucepan.
12. Add cheese and ham.
13. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Reviews

[Barb G.]

Kann, this is Delicious Potato soup. We like the Ham and Cheese in it. I add a can of evaporated milk as part of the milk. It was so good and creamy. Served it with a green salad.

 

[TattooedMamaof2]

A really good, easy potato soup! My poor family is sick and don't have much of an appetite, so I wanted to make them something easy and comforting. I fried 3 slices of diced bacon with the onion and it gave everything a nice smoky flavor. My only complaint is I have no idea how this is supposed to make 12 servings! My DH & I and our 2 young kids each had a serving and there was only one left over.

 

[linder1364]

I found this recipe a wonderful "base". It needed a little something else. I did not use the ham or sugar and used only 1.5 cups of skim milk and 1.5 cups of fat free chicken broth. Also to cut the calories just a bit more I used a reduced fat butter but, only 1/2 the amount and then used a bit of cold pressed olive oil. Also added green onion, parsely, and 2% cheese. And just to give it that "hmmm what's in there" flair I put some fresh nutmeg in it! OHG it is wonderful!

 

[Clever_Little_Witch]

Yum! I used smoked ham steaks and 1/2 and 1/2 for more creamy texture also. Great, easy recipe...thanks!!

 

[internetnut]

I have not tried this recipe. I got my copy of this recipe from my newphews Head Start program. It's a bit different there is no crushed red pepper or ground black pepper. It also states to use 1% milk. The rest is the same. The recipe also says it serves 10, the calories are 162 and the fat grams per serving are 6. Thanks for posting. Christine (internetnut)