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Easy Potato Soup (Extra Creamy)

Rich and delish
This creamy and easy potato soup is the ultimate comfort meal for a cool day. This recipe uses simple and affordable ingredients that turn into creamy goodness.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 80 g Butter
  • 1 large Onion
  • 2 Carrots
  • 2 cloved Garlic
  • 3 stalks Celery
  • 1 cup Milk
  • ½ cup Heavy cream
  • ⅔ cup Sour cream
  • 500 g Potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
  • 5 cups Water
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start with peeling and cutting your vegetables into small cubes.
  • Heat the butter in a big pot until it's almost completely melted, add the chopped onion, celery, and carrots, and fry them over medium-high heat for 5 minutes mixing constantly.
  • Add the minced garlic and cook it for two more minutes.
  • Add the water and the potatoes and mix well.
  • Add the milk, heavy cream, kosher salt, black pepper, and sour cream, and mix with a wooden spoon. Cover with the lid and cook for another 40-50 minutes over medium-high heat until the potatoes are soft and cooked.
  • It is important that you cook your potatoes until they are falling apart when you insert a fork into each potato piece.
  • Use an immersion blender or a regular blender to blend the soup to your preferred thickness. For a chunkier soup, blend the soup for less time or blend ½ of the soup in a blender and keep the other ½ of the soup chunky.
  • Serve as is or with delicious toppings like chopped green onions, chopped bacon, grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, etc.

Notes

  • Ensure that your potatoes are cooked through by inserting a fork into a piece of potato. The potatoes should fall apart effortlessly.
  • Cut your potatoes into small cubes. This ensures that the potatoes will cook faster and cook evenly.
  • If you are looking for a deeper flavor in your soup, you can add your favorite spices to make the soup spicier, saltier, tangier. Make this your own!
  • If you like your soup chunky, blend ½ of the soup and keep the second half of the soup chunky.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 466mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3254IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy potato soup, easy potato soup, potato soup
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