This Potato Soup is pure comfort food to warm you and your family on those cold winter nights.
I think soup is near the top of most people’s comfort food list. This potato soup is creamy and hearty and easy to serve up. It’s one of those soups that are perfect for when you want to bundle up and stay inside on a cold fall or winter night.
What is chicken soup base?
Chicken soup base is basically a concentrated stock. It is richer and more flavorful than both chicken broth and bouillon so you don’t need as much to season a dish. Better than Bouillon is my favorite brand and you can find it on Amazon or near the bouillon cubes at your grocery store.
Can potato soup be frozen?
It sure can. ..There are just a few tips I would follow.
- Freezing dairy can make it a little watery and grainy when thawed. Hold out the dairy before freezing and add it in as you are rewarming the soup.
- Since the potatoes will continue cooking as you’re reheating, under cook them a bit if you are planning to freeze the soup. That will prevent the potatoes from becoming a mushy mess.
- Make sure it cools down completely before putting it in the freezer.
Ingredients needed for potato soup:
- 10 unpeeled red potatoes, cubed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1 can water
- 1 tablespoons chicken soup base
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, strain out the mushrooms
How to make potato soup:
- In a large stock pot add butter and the diced onion and celery. Sauté until the onions are translucent.
- Add in the potatoes, chicken broth, water, soup base, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
- Put half of the potato mixture in the blender and puree. Stir back into the soup. This will thicken the soup.
- Add the half and half, cream of mushroom soup and stir until creamy. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper and adjust seasonings as desired.
- You may want to serve with a garnish of grated cheese and cooked bacon crumbles.
Potato Soup
Warm, creamy comfort...we love this simple potato soup recipe.
Ingredients
- 10 unpeeled red potatoes cubed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1 can water
- 1 tablespoon chicken soup base
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup half and half (cream and whole milk)
- 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup strain out the mushrooms
Instructions
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In a large stock pot add butter and the diced onion and celery and sauté until the onions are translucent.
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Add in the potatoes, chicken broth, water, soup base, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
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Put ½ the potato mixture in the blender and puree. Stir back into soup. (This will thicken the soup.)
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Add half and half, cream of mushroom soup and stir until creamy. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper and adjust seasonings as desired.
Recipe Notes
*Optional Garnish: grated cheddar cheese and cooked bacon crumbles.
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MORE potato recipes we LOVE:
–The Most Fluffy Mashed Potatoes
–Funeral Potatoes
–Broccoli Cheese Soup
