Potato Chowder soup - easy & DELICIOUS!
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 4 cups diced and peeled potatoes
- 2⁄3 cup chopped celery
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 2 1⁄4 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup butter, divided
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 2 cups Velveeta cheese or 2 cups cheddar cheese, cubed (or cheese of your choice)
- 1 1⁄2 cups corn, canned or frozen,uncooked
- 1 cup diced cooked turkey ham (or regular ham or bacon, fried & crumbled)
directions
- Combine potatoes, celery, onion, water& 1/4 c.
- butter in a large kettle.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat& set aside (do not drain).
- In heavy 2-qt.
- kettle, melt remaining butter.
- Stir in flour, salt, pepper and garlic.
- Gradually add the milk; stir until thickened& smooth.
- Add dill weed.
- Stir sauce into potato mixture.
- Add cheese, corn and meat.
- Heat thoroughly.
- (I usually do 5-10 minutes to make sure the corn cooks till crisp-tender).
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Reviews
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This soup seemed to be missing something and wasn't as flavorful as I expected. However, the next day it was much better. I made a couple of changes, used chicken broth instead of water, bacon instead of ham, and a lot more dill than called for (I love dill in my potato soup). I think next time I'll fry the onion and celery (maybe in bacon grease?) before adding the potatoes and broth/water. I'll also use sharp cheddar (I had medium on hand).
Tweaks
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This soup seemed to be missing something and wasn't as flavorful as I expected. However, the next day it was much better. I made a couple of changes, used chicken broth instead of water, bacon instead of ham, and a lot more dill than called for (I love dill in my potato soup). I think next time I'll fry the onion and celery (maybe in bacon grease?) before adding the potatoes and broth/water. I'll also use sharp cheddar (I had medium on hand).
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
WJKing
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Hello, and welcome to my recipe collection online! My full-time career is that of Realtor...I was born & raised in the Mennonite faith all of my life. My husband was raised in the Amish faith. Together we have a very rich food heritage from both of our parents- much of which has been passed down through the generations - and I'm happy to share some of these recipes here with you! (including canning & freezing recipes) Hope you enjoy them!