Grandma's Favorite Potato Soup Recipe
Simple, creamy, and delicious! This soup is filled with fresh vegetables and flavor.
Servings: 10 bowls
Calories: 209kcal
Ingredients
- 5 Russet Potatoes peeled and cut into small cubes about 3/4 inch
- 1 Yellow Onion diced
- 3 Carrots peeled and diced
- 3 Celery Stalks diced
- 4 cups Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
- 1/2 tsp Salt to taste
- 1/8 tsp Ground Pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup Butter
- 1/3 cup Flour
- 2.5 cups Milk
- 1/3 cup Sour Cream may substitute with heavy cream
Optional Toppings:
- Crumbled Bacon
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Chopped Green Onions
- Dried Chives
Instructions
- In a large pot, add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, chicken broth, salt, and pepper.
- Cover pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to low-medium and cook for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are very soft.
- While the vegetables are cooking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute while whisking constantly. Slowly add milk and cook, continue stirring until mixture is think and beginning to bubble.
- Once potatoes are soft, add thickened milk mixture to potato soup mixture and stir. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add sour cream and stir until combined.
- Once combined, ladle soup into serving bowls and top with optional garnishes: crumbled bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped green onion, or chives,