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Cream of Potato Soup is a great autumn and winter dinner and can easily paired with a bread roll recipe. When you sauté the root vegetables just right and add either chicken or veggie stock, it can make for a heavenly soup….

Now that summer is turning into some serious autumn in Montana, (Monday was barely 60 degrees) it seemed like the perfect time to make cream of broccoli soup. I’m not a fan of broccoli but it is one of my husband’s favorite vegetables. The only place I enjoy broccoli is in cream soup- so I scoured Pinterest and went with this recipe. Simple and delicious! I made some bread bowls and my husband were quickly full.

Creamy Potato Soup
Cream of Potato Soup with a Bread Roll

I have my own Cream of Broccoli Soup that will knock your socks off!

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Cream of Potato Soup Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of half and half (or milk, or cream)
  • 3 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 cup of vegetable broth
  • 3-4 cups of gold and red potatoes- cut up
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 3 sticks of celery
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 4 TBS flour
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • TOTAL 6-8 TBS of butter (1 stick)

Instructions

In a Medium Pot: 

  • Melt 3 TBS butter
  • Add the chopped onion and celery, and minced garlic. Saute until the vegetables are translucent and tender. 
  • Add the potatoes, carrots and broth. Bring to a boil and then put a lid on it until the potatoes are soft. 
broth and vegetables for soup

In a Medium Pan:

Make your Roux!

  1. Melt 3 TBS butter
  2. Slowly add the 4 TBS of butter- mix it into a paste
  3. Slowly add the milk (or milk, or cream)
  4. Stir constantly until it is thick, creamy and bubbly
  5.  Once you know that the vegetables are all soft enough to eat, add your roux to the soup
  6. Add bacon, cheese, salt and pepper

The next day I thought that I would try my hand at cream of potato soup- now that I knew some of the most essential steps to making a cream based soup, I whipped something up without a recipe and it turned out leftover worthy for my husband. So here it is!

Total- less than $10 and this will give us 2-3 nights’ dinners for the 2 of us

Price at a Glance for Cream of Potato Soup

  • Potatoes (estimated 6 potatoes total) about $2-3
  • Chicken/Veggie Broth $2
  • Celery $1.26
  • Carrot $0.10 (guess-stimate)
  • Onion $0.50 (guess-stimate)
  • Garlic $0.10 (guess-stimate)
  • Flour (very little for 4 TBS)
  • (Great Value) Half & Half $1.48
  • Homemade French Bread dinner rolls way less than $1

Enjoy the Creamy Potato Soup with some bacon! 

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Cream of Potato Soup

Thetinytwentysomethingblog
It's time for cream based soup and chilly evenings. Check out my cream of potato soup recipe.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of half and half or milk, or cream
  • 3 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 cup of vegetable broth
  • 3-4 cups of gold and red potatoes- cut up
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 3 sticks of celery
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 4 TBS flour
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • TOTAL 6-8 TBS of butter 1 stick

Instructions
 

  • In a Medium Pot
  • Melt 3 TBS butter
  • Add the chopped onion and celery, and minced garlic. Saute until the vegetables are translucent and tender.
  • Add the potatoes, carrots and broth. Bring to a boil and then put a lid on it until the potatoes are soft.
  • In a Medium Pan
  • Melt 3 TBS butter
  • Slowly add the 4 TBS of butter- mix it into a paste
  • Slowly add the milk (or milk, or cream)
  • Stir constantly until it is thick, creamy and bubbly
  • Once you know that the vegetables are all soft enough to eat, add your roux to the soup
  • Add bacon, cheese, salt and pepper

Notes

Price at a Glance
Potatoes (estimated 6 potatoes total) about $2-3
Chicken/Veggie Broth $2
Celery $1.26
Carrot $0.10 (guess-stimate)
Onion $0.50 (guess-stimate)
Garlic $0.10 (guess-stimate)
Flour (very little for 4 TBS)
(Great Value) Half & Half $1.48
Homemade French Bread dinner rolls way less than $1
Total- less than $10 and this will give us 2-3 nights’ dinners for 2 people
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If you want to make bread with your soup, try my recipe!