topic Re: Potato Soup in Recipes

Potato Soup

drizzellla — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:28:52 GMT

My husband came home with 5 pounds of potatoes from his time away with his hiking group. We had just bought a 5 pound bag shortly before he left.

I wanted to make Potato Soup. Every recipe calls for a pound of bacon. Went to buy some bacon. Oh My! What happened? Why is bacon so expensive now?

I know prices have gone up but it seems like bacon has more than doubled in price. I don't have a clue why.

Re: Potato Soup

ValuSkr — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:31:09 GMT

I would like to find a potato soup recipe without bacon. Does it exist??

Re: Potato So

Mindy D — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:47:02 GMT

@ValuSkr @Sure. I use heavy cream, half and half, butter, finely chopped scallions or puréed onions, chicken bouillon with water or chicken broth, puréed, cooked potatoes. Salt, pepper, sometimes a pinch of nutmeg. Sometimes leeks. It's good cold or hot. Oops, someone else's submission reminded me that I occasionally add a TBL of puréed celery, but I prefer it without.

Re: Potato Soup

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:42:49 GMT

I make this recipe that calls for cream cheese, but no bacon:

4 cups chicken broth

4 cups peeled, cubed potatoes

1/2 tsp salt (I use Lawry's seasoned)

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 lb cream cheese cut into chunks

2 stalks celery, chopped

1/2 onion, chopped

Saute celery and onion.

Boil broth, potatoes, salt, and pepper in big saucepan until potatoes are tender.

Smash a few potatoes with a masher to thicken.

Stir in celery, onion, and cream cheese over low heat until cheese is melted.

Re: Potato Soup

Q4u — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:55:12 GMT

YUM... OH YUM!!!

I LOVE potato soup and as a Diabetic, I have to watch how much I can have.....

Good receipes, thanks!!

Re: Potato Soup

drizzellla — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:55:45 GMT

I have had the Potato Soup at J.B. Dawson's restaurant and have not found any other potato soup that compares. So I have been trying many different recipes trying to find a recipe than is half as good as J. B. Dawson's.

Re: Potato Soup

ECBG — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:56:28 GMT

@drizzellla

Many people have high BP and shouldn't have a lot of bacon or may not like it.

All Recipes or Recipes.com are both wonderful! All of the recipes have reviews as well as personal changes people have enjoyed.

Re: Potato Soup

Krimpette — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:02:17 GMT

My favorite restaurant makes the best soup I've ever had......potato leek soup. Yum, yum, yum! I don't have the recipe, of course, but that's a very tasty combination...at least to me! I always bring a container home and add some chopped chicken pieces.

Re: Potato Soup

Leeny — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:04:45 GMT

@drizzellla

Thank you for posting this. I have 5# of potatoes in my fridge and we don't eat a lot of potatoes. We do like a baked potato once in awhile though. Now I know what I am going to do with the potatoes. I love potato soup and the recipe posted here sounds yummy.

As far at the bacon being expensive, it's been pricey here for quite sometime. The last package I purchased was $5 for 12 oz. and that was on sale. Normally it is between $7-$8. I only buy when I really really need it for a recipe. Meat here is out of sight. I'd like to buy a beef roast, but it's sky high. We ate that every week on Sunday's when I was a kid. Those days are long gone too.

Re: Potato Soup

Mistreatedbycs — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:06:03 GMT

Cheddar Potato Chowder

Ingredients
2 cups water (chicken broth)
2 cups diced unpeeled red potatoes (white potatoes)
1 cup diced carrot
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 2% milk
2 cups shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese (regular cheddar)
1 cup cubed fully cooked ham

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine the first 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, place flour in a large saucepan; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Add cheese; stir until melted. Stir the ham and the cheese sauce into undrained vegetables; stir until combined.

Here's my changes......I use chicken broth vs water

I actually sautee the onion and celery in butter until soft

I microwave the carrots to soften them

I use regular potatoes

I use whole milk if I have it

I use real cheddar shredded cheese (no reduced fat)

I really don't understand simmering for 10-12 minutes since the potatoes will not be soft/cooked. You can par boil the potatoes if you want but I just simmer longer.

I substituted sausage too and it was good.

To get a good soup, you need to really cook that flour with the milk not only to get it thickened but to cook the taste of the flour out of it.

I like more pepper and remember potatoes absorb the salt so you might have to add more after simmering.

Original recipe from Taste of Home

Re: Potato Soup

QVCkitty1 — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:06:27 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I would like to find a potato soup recipe without bacon. Does it exist??

Well, I don't use bacon, I might add a bit of ham if I have it. Usually, I just dice a bunch of potatoes and onions and cook them in chicken broth. You can add a little corn for a bit of sweetness, but I don't always. I add a lot of pepper and a bay leaf. When the potatoes are done I use the immersion blender and add either some milk or plain Greek yogurt.

Re: Potato Soup

Leeny — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:30:35 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs

I just copied your recipe

Re: Potato Soup

Mistreatedbycs — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:50:59 GMT

@Leeny

Now make it your own!

Want it a little thicker, take some potatoes out and mash them and put them back in the soup.

Want more flavor? Bake your ham first with some 7up, brown sugar, cherry juice, pineapple?

Re: Potato Soup

Skyegirl21 — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:56:25 GMT

Potato leek soup is fabulous!

Re: Potato Soup

Carmie — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:10:31 GMT

When I was a child, we often had potato shop on Fridays.(no meat) I never had potato soups with bacon or ham until I was an adult.

We always had sliced and chopped hard boiled eggs in the soup. I still like it this way made with milk, butter and fresh parsley.

Re: Potato Soup

deepwaterdotter — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:43:57 GMT

@Carmie The egg addition sounds tasty, I'm going to try it next time I make potato soup.

Re: Potato Soup

Sooner — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:48:18 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
Cheddar Potato Chowder

Ingredients
2 cups water (chicken broth)
2 cups diced unpeeled red potatoes (white potatoes)
1 cup diced carrot
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups 2% milk
2 cups shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese (regular cheddar)
1 cup cubed fully cooked ham

Directions
In a Dutch oven, combine the first 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, place flour in a large saucepan; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Add cheese; stir until melted. Stir the ham and the cheese sauce into undrained vegetables; stir until combined.

Here's my changes......I use chicken broth vs water
I actually sautee the onion and celery in butter until soft
I microwave the carrots to soften them
I use regular potatoes
I use whole milk if I have it
I use real cheddar shredded cheese (no reduced fat)

I really don't understand simmering for 10-12 minutes since the potatoes will not be soft/cooked. You can par boil the potatoes if you want but I just simmer longer.

I substituted sausage too and it was good.

To get a good soup, you need to really cook that flour with the milk not only to get it thickened but to cook the taste of the flour out of it.

I like more pepper and remember potatoes absorb the salt so you might have to add more after simmering.

Original recipe from Taste of Home

@Mistreatedbycs That's the way I'd make it too except leave out the cheese! And you can even do it with just leeks or onions without the other veggies as well. If it is too thin add some flaked dehydrated potatoes in a pinch.

Re: Potato Soup

RedTop — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:36:24 GMT

@drizzellla

Potato soup in this house is usually pretty simple; I cook the potatoes and onions in beef or chicken broth till done, add a can of evaporated milk, and thicken with cornstarch slurry. I have never added bacon or cheese to potato soup.

When I lived at home, Mom stretched the pot of potato soup for the 5 of us by adding a can of corned beef and a can of peas.

Re: Potato Soup

drizzellla — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:43:05 GMT

@RedTop

Thanks for the tip about adding evaporated milk. I happen to have a can. But I didn't have any heavy cream. So I will use the evaporated milk instead.

Re: Potato Soup

proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:18:48 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@drizzellla
Potato soup in this house is usually pretty simple; I cook the potatoes and onions in beef or chicken broth till done, add a can of evaporated milk, and thicken with cornstarch slurry. I have never added bacon or cheese to potato soup.

When I lived at home, Mom stretched the pot of potato soup for the 5 of us by adding a can of corned beef and a can of peas.

@RedTop This sounds good. I may be trying it. Thanks.