Some people don’t eat soup in the summer. I’m not one of those people. A client asked me to make a simple potato soup. There’s something very comforting about potato soup, and you’ll love how light and delicious this one is.
Plainly Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
- 2 TBSP butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups fat free milk
- 3-4 potatoes, diced
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic powder
- Salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan on medium heat, add oil, butter, onion, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent.
- Stir in flour until smooth.
- Slowly add broth and milk while stirring.
- Add potatoes, garlic powder, and salt. Stir frequently until thickened and potatoes are cooked.
- Stir in cream and continue cooking until soup just starts to simmer.
- Grab a bowl and spoon, you don't need anything else.
- If you want extras, try these: carrots cooked with the potatoes, grated cheese, ham, or bacon.
My favorite seasoning in potato soup is a bit of fresh rosemary. Ate potato soup at a soup & sandwich shop at the herb gargen in Fredericksburg years ago, it was delicious with fresh rosemary. They also added ham which I like also. Thank you for your website, it is a watch for mail each day.
Potatoes and rosemary just belong together, so it would be a perfect addition. It’s hard for me to believe there are people who just don’t like rosemary very much (actually I cook for someone like that). Thanks for reading and adding your personal touches Anita.
Will definitely fix this for my mother. She could eat soup 3 times a day 365 days a year! Thanks for such a nourishing, easy recipe.