Julie's Chunky Cream of Potato Soup

From my Family Recipe Box, this was the first recipe I ever created on my own, when I was a teenager.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 1  carrot, chopped
• 2  stalks celery & leaves
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  dried onion flakes
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
• 2  cups mashed potatoes
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 2  cups milk
• 1  dash paprika
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  cooked potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

Directions

1. Chop celery and carrot; add onion; add water, simmer 30 minutes; add garlic, salt, and bouillon.
2. Add simmered mixture to mashed potatoes slowly until gone; add chunked potatoes.
3. Add butter, milk, and paprika and heat through.
4. May serve with chives and parsley and grated cheese if wished.
5. Makes 3 or 4 servings.
6. From the Family Recipe Box, in Julie's teenaged handwriting; no date, but I remember coming up with this recipe on my own sometime around 1980- Mom was so proud!