Loaded Potato Soup

Its that time of year again, the time when all I want to do is have soup because just looking out the window makes me cold. It warms my insides just thinking about how good this soup is. It tastes exactly like a baked potato with everything on it. Its creamy and delicious.

Loaded Potato Soup

Recipe Source: StolenMomentsCooking.com

1/2 lb Bacon, diced
1 Onion, diced
5 large Potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 - 15oz cans Chicken Broth
3 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons Flour
1 1/2 cups Milk
3/4 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
Sour Cream for garnish

1. In a large stock pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove and set aside. Cook the onions in the bacon grease until tender left in the pot.

2. Add the potatoes and chicken broth to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove about a cup of potatoes. Place in a bowl and mash with a fork. Set aside.

3. In a small sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes on med-low. Whisk in milk, turn up the heat and bring to a boil. Simmer until thickened. Slowly stir in to stock pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer. Stir bowl of smashed potatoes back into pot.

4. Add 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese, three-fourths of the bacon to the pot. Add pepper. Stir to combine. Cook an additional 5 minutes.

5. To serve, top with some shredded cheese, bacon and sour cream.

Creamy Ham and Potato Soup

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We sure did. The best part was watching the girls opening their presents. They loved every minute of ripping off the paper and then moving on to the next unopened gift. 

By the way, it snowed here 3 days before Christmas and rained the rest of the days so we didn't end up with a white Christmas after all. But it is freezing cold outside and because winter is the best time for soup, I am going to share this most delicious soup recipe with you. Its so quick and easy and totally worth making.

Ham and Potato Soup

Recipe Source: thegirlwhoateeverything.blogspot.com

3 1/2 cups peeled and diced Potatoes
2/3 cup diced Celery
1/3 cup finely chopped Onion
1 cup Carrot, diced

1 can Corn
1 cup diced cooked Ham (buy a ham steak in the deli section)

2 - 14.5oz cans Chicken Broth
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper, or to taste
5 Tablespoon Butter
5 Tablespoon Flour
2 cups Milk

1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, carrot, ham and chicken broth in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper.

2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk so that lumps don't form and until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.

3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings