Creamy Potato Soup
Recipe: #1458
October 26, 2011
Categories: Side Dishes, Celery Onions, Potatoes, 5 Ingredients Or Less, more
"It's doubtful that you'll find this in any fancy restaurants but you will find it in my kitchen."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (272.1 g)
- Calories 536
- Total Fat - 14.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.4 g
- Cholesterol - 9.9 mg
- Sodium - 678.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 88.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 15.6 g
- Protein - 11.8 g
- Calcium - 182.8 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place potatoes, celery and onion in medium saucepan. Cover with water. Boil until potatoes are tender.
Step 2
Drain, reserving 12 ounces of the cooking water. Add evaporated milk and the water back into the pan with the potatoes, celery and onions. Heat through. Salt to taste just before serving. Salt will loose much of it's flavor when cooked with potatoes.
Step 3
If you like a thicker soup, stir in 1/4 cup instant potato flakes for thickening.
Step 4
To serve you may sprinkle with shredded cheese, bacon bits, sour cream or diced green onions.
Tips
No special items needed.