Potato soup is one of my favorite meals. I have 3 different versions already (Ham and Potato Chowder, Baked Potato Soup and my humble Potato Soup).
This Creamy Potato Soup is a souped up version of the humble potato soup. (Yes, I just used the word soup 3 times in the same sentence.)
It’s creamy (hence, the name), comforting and warm. And it uses common ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Here’s what you’ll need:
- 10 small-medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- butter
- milk
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- salt and pepper, to taste
Place potatoes, carrots and onion in a large pot. Cover with water. Add a tablespoon or two of butter to keep it from boiling over. Bring to a boil and cook until the veggies are tender, about 20-30 minutes.
Drain. Smash the veggies with the back of a spoon until some of the potatoes smoosh. You don’t want it to all be mashed, but this makes the soup a bit thicker.
Stir cream of chicken soup with 2 cups of milk. Add to the veggies in the pot. Fill the pot with milk, until the veggies are covered. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat thoroughly over medium-low heat.
In a completely unrelated question – Are you snowed in this weekend? Do you have snow on the ground?
I LOVE potato soup. I usually add a generous helping of cheese and chives. (And, quite often bacon for my husband. lol) If you or your kids don’t like seeing huge chunks of carrots in your soup (it’s a texture thing for me) shred them. The shredded carrots resemble cheese. 😀
This looks delicious!!! I love potato soup!
I’m back for another week of recipes. My kids love all of your dinners too…even my picky son. 😉
I love the idea of using the condensed soup in here. So easy!
I’m right near you so no snow here either. 😉
Happy Saturday!
Kim
I love potato soup, but my recipe doesn’t have carrots. I’m going to try to your version. Someone also shared a crockpot version with me this week. Yum!
Have this soup cooking right now! I never knew adding butter to boiling water would prevent boiling over. Learn something new everyday….THANKS!!
Have you ever done this in the crock pot?
Sunnie, I never have used the crockpot for this, but you could use it for the cooking of the potatoes, carrots and onions. Cook those all day (or 5-6 hours on high), then drain and follow the rest of the recipe. Since it has milk in it, you won’t want to bring it to a full boil.
Do you add additional milk even beyond the 2 cups you mix with the soup? Let me know. Going to have for dinner with salad after a day of skiing!
Stephanie, if the soup seems too thick, add more milk. To be honest, this is one of those soups I make without measuring anything. Enjoy your skiing and soup dinner!