Mama's Recipe For Potato Soup

If you like potatoes, you'll love this recipe for potato soup. Turn it into a Loaded Potato soup recipe by loading it up with shredded cheese, sour cream and bacon bits and you've got real comfort food.


Here's what you'll need:

6 cups Homemade Chicken Broth or 4 (12 oz.)cans of chicken broth
Two cans (12 oz.) evaporated milk (NOT sweetened condensed)
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
8 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 tablespoons dried parsley
2 tablespoons dried chives
Salt and pepper to taste
2/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup COLD water

Here's what you'll need to do:

Put the olive oil, garlic, onions and carrots in a large dutch oven.

Saute over medium heat until tender.

Add the diced potatoes and the celery.

Add the chicken broth. Stir.

Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes and celery are tender. About 20 minutes.

Add the evaporated milk. Stir.

Mix corn starch with COLD water until dissolved and add to hot soup, stir.

Add the parsley, chives and, if desired, salt and pepper.

Stir well.

Return to a boil, stirring constantly until soup thickens (about 2 to 3 minutes)

**This will make a large pot of soup. If you don't want that much, you can certainly cut the recipe in half.

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