Potato Chowder soup - easy & DELICIOUS!

Submitted by WJKing

"WOW! This is a PERFECT winter-time chowder! Hope you enjoy this as much as we do! So easy to throw in some extra leftover veggies, spices of your choice, etc.. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm!"

 

• 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

1. Combine potatoes, celery, onion, water& 1/4 c.
2. butter in a large kettle.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Remove from heat& set aside (do not drain).
6. In heavy 2-qt.
7. kettle, melt remaining butter.
8. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and garlic.
9. Gradually add the milk; stir until thickened& smooth.
10. Add dill weed.
11. Stir sauce into potato mixture.
12. Add cheese, corn and meat.
13. Heat thoroughly.
14. (I usually do 5-10 minutes to make sure the corn cooks till crisp-tender).

Reviews

[jdeets]

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).