Julie's Potato Soup

Submitted by puppitypup

"This simple and flavorful soup has been the lunch or dinner standby in our home forever. Comfort food that everyone will love."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 -5 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 pinch parsley
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup milk (or more) or 1/2 cup cream (or more)
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, for garnish

directions

1. Place potatoes and onion in pan, barely cover with water and bring to a boil.
2. Turn down to simmer.
3. After 25 minutes, mash potatoes in the pan. (Do not turn the stove off and do not drain the water off.).
4. Add salt, pepper, parsley and butter.
5. After butter melts, add milk or cream to desired consistency.
6. Cook a few more minutes to get soup back up to temperature.
7. Garnish each serving with chopped green onions.

Reviews

[Pale Rose]

Yum. This was very good! I also shredded some cheese to go on top. I substituted a large shallot for the onion (due to onion allergies), and the family loved it. Thank you!

 

[fidem]

Excluded green onions, used milk. Delicious.

 

[WiGal]

Delicately delicious! But I did learn that the size of the pan here is important as that determines what the water to potato ratio is. Next time I will use a 3 quart saucepan, and there will be a next time puppitypup. I added bits of ham to ours. Made for PRMR.

 

[Boomette]

It was my first time doing a potato soup. It was great. But I used 1 onion (I don't like to waste). I added more milk and a bit of half and half cream to make it more creamy. Thanks Puppitypup. Made for 123 hit wonders

 

[Charlotte J]

This has very easy to follow directions and was easy to make. The food processor made fast work of the potatoes and then I did not have to mash them. I was afraid that with as simple of ingredients there was that it would not have much flavor, but it had a nice flavor. I used Idaho potatoes but next time I might try a potato that has less starch or at least go half and half. DH and DS topped their bowl with bacon bits. Made for *Potluck Tag* game 2008 for the *Baby It's Cold Outside Soup party*