Super Easy Potato Soup

Submitted by kbcountrymom

"This recipe came from a friend of mine that lives in the back country of Tennessee. It tastes so much like Bennigans Potato Soup but soooo easy to make!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 4 bowls
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 5 -6 potatoes
• 1 (2 2/3 ounce) packet mccormicks original country gravy mix
• 1 onion, chopped
• bacon bits
• shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Cut potatoes into small pieces, add onion and boil in water just covering potatoes, about 20 minutes or until done. DO NOT DRAIN.
2. Mix 1 packet of original country gravy in small amount of water until lumps are gone.
3. Add to potatoes, slowly and heat until thickened (about 5 mins or so). If soup still looks watery, add another packet of country gravy.
4. Some people have used 1/2 cup spud flakes to make it thicker also but I haven't needed it.
5. Serve hot, topped with bacon bits and shredded cheese.

Reviews

[AwShucks]

This is a really good and easy soup recipe! I only had 4 small red potatoes, so I boiled a bag of frozen cauliflower along with them and the results were fabulous - and lower carb! I also added about a tsp of chicken broth concentrate and used Pioneer Country Gravy Mix. I'll make this again and again on those rare cold days in Texas. Thanks for a yummy recipe!

 

[Lierza]

This is one of my favorite potato soups and it's soooo easy to make. =)

 

[Gerry]

Nothing this easy to make should taste so good! As one of your previous reviewers I too used a sub for the McCormicks orginal Country Gravy and used bacon having neither the McCormicks nor bacon bits on hand . (on for my next shop) Made with new potatoes fresh from the garden, some snipped in dill - yes super easy and super good. Thank you kbcountrymom it's been added to my family favorites.

 

[griv16]

This is sooo easy to make and so tasty!

 

[Andtototoo]

Wow was this good and easy! I couldn't find McCormicks original country gravy, so I used the Pioneer brand . Mine got a little too thick so added some half and half at the end, along with salt and a good sprinkling of black pepper. I fried about 4 slices of bacon, crumbled them and stirred those in also at the end. Thanks so much for sharing this easy recipe!