Oh honey, this Great Potato Soup Recipe is one of my absolute favorites to make on a chilly day when the whole family needs warming up from the inside out. There’s something so comforting about a big pot of homemade potato soup simmering on the stove, filling your kitchen with the most wonderful aroma.
What makes this soup so special is how it starts with the basics — fresh potatoes, celery, and onions simmered together until they’re tender and full of flavor. Then a little butter and flour work their magic to create a creamy, hearty soup that tastes like pure love in a bowl.
I love serving this soup with crusty bread and watching my grandchildren come back for seconds and thirds. It’s the kind of dish that brings everyone to the table, and I’ve made it so many times that it’s become a cherished memory we all share together.
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Great Potato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cup Potatoes
- 0.5 cup Celery
- 0.5 cup Onions
- 0.33333333333333 cup Water
- 0.25 cup Butter
- 0.25 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Mustard
- 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 cup Buttermilk
Instructions
- Place potatoes, celery, onion, water in 2 qt kettle, cover and cook till vegetables are tender.
- Heat butter in 1 qt pan.
- Stir in flour, salt, mustard, pepper and lowfat milk.
- Cook 4 to 5 min or possibly till thickened.
- Stir several times to keep from becoming lumpy.
- Add in sauce to vegetables.
- Cook another 2 min.
- For Variation: Add in a small can chopped clams at the last and have a good clam chowder.
