Homemade Potato Cheddar Soup (to die for!)
OK, who else’s weather is going haywire right now?!?! I know ours is! Holy smoly on Wednesday we were doing this…
Hanging out at the beach! Now today we are all snuggled on the couch with long sleeves and pants with colds! It’s 73 degrees and feels freezing! Geez!
Recipe Inspiration
Last night was our last meal with my family because they all headed home this morning. With the weather turning I decided to make a thick, creamy, hot soup! A few days before while shopping at Publix I picked up one of their seasonal magazines that featured several recipes. One of them being Cheddar & Potato Soup.
Hello!?!?! Has anyone else been on the hunt for a good Potato Soup recipe? I know I have…for years! Every recipe I try always turns out nasty and always ends up going to waste because Lover Boy and I don’t like it. But I had an inkling that this recipe would be good because anything from “Publix’s Recipe Box” is always amazing! And it was! Oh my goodess was it ever good!
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Every single one of my family members said that it was better than Panera’s Baked Potato Soup…and if you know my family Panera is one of the two restaurants that they go to (Portillo’s being the second). Both of my parents always always always gets the Baked Potato soup at Panera so if they said it was better than I will take their word for it.
So do I have your mouth totally watering yet?!? I hope so! Because you really need to try this recipe!
How To Make Potato Cheddar Soup
Start by cooking in the microwave 4 large baking potatoes. Peel and dice
Melt 1/2c butter in a big pot (I used my favorite Emile Henry 4.2 quart Dutch Oven) over low heat
Add 1/2c flour
Whisk together until smooth and bubbly. Cook mixture for 2-3 minutes
Increase heat to medium and gradually whisk in 6c milk (I used 2%)l. Cook until slightly thickened, about 14 minutes
Dice up four green onions
Cook 12 pieces of bacon. I cooked mine in the microwave on my bacon tray (it took two rounds). Crumble bacon once it’s cooked
Add the potatoes and onions, stirring occassionally, until soup begins to bubble. Reduce heat, simmer gently for 10 minutes
Then run out of daylight over the stove 🙂 …and stir in bacon and 1c sour cream to the potato soup (I aslo added in 2tbs of bacon grease…mmm!)
Add in 2c grated cheddar cheese
Dish up and devour!!! I topped the soup with more green onions and grated cheese!
Recipe Card
You will want to print, frame and hang in your kitchen because it is sooo good!
Potato Cheddar Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 2 sticks butter
- 1/2 c all-purpose flour
- 6 c 2% milk
- 1 c sour cream
- 2 c shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 strips bacon
- 1 tbs fresh green onions diced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Microwave
- Start by cooking in the microwave 4 large baking potatoes. Peel and dice
In A Large Stock Pot
- Melt butter in a big pot (I used my favorite Emile Henry 4.2 quart Dutch Oven) over low heat
- Add flour. Whisk together until smooth and bubbly. Cook mixture for 2-3 minutes
- Increase heat to medium and gradually whisk in milk (I used 2%)l. Cook until slightly thickened, about 14 minutes
- Dice up four green onions
- Cook 12 pieces of bacon. I cooked mine in the microwave on my bacon tray (it took two rounds). Crumble bacon once it's cooked
- Add the potatoes and onions, stirring occassionally, until soup begins to bubble. Reduce heat, simmer gently for 10 minutes
- Stir in bacon and sour cream to the potato soup (I aslo added in 2tbs of bacon grease…mmm!)
- Add in grated cheddar cheese
- Dish up and devour!!! I topped the soup with more green onions and grated cheese!
Enjoy everyone!!
Love,
*Little Sparrow
Oh yeah, sounds amazing. We had a soup day today because it was downright chilly. Mmmmm,….soup. 🙂
I LOVE potato soup! It’s one of my fall favorites and this one looks delish!! You can’t go wrong with 2 sticks of butter and bacon 😉 thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Thanks for sharing over at Amanda’s! I’ve been looking for a great potato soup recipe as my husband and youngest love it!!
Nothing better than yummy soup on a cold day. Great photos to go along with your recipe. 🙂 Thanks for linking this one up!
Looks absolutely delicious! I must try it this winter.
This soup was DELICIOUS! I will be making this soup again this winter for sure! Thanks for making it for us during our stay. 🙂
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I love Potato Soup. Yum!
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The recipe looks delicious, and baby in dishwasher is way too cute, BUT–please don’t let baby play in dishwasher. Many years ago, one of my college professors told of a little child who happened to dip finger in residual dishwasher detergent and ingest. The child’s insides were burned as this oh-so-toxic substance went through her little system. Sometimes a little detergent is left in the cup after the wash cycle. Also, detergent seems to settle around the seal of the door. I try to keep this wiped out. It is probably a good idea to keep the door locked all the time. I know you didn’t leave that sweet baby unattended there, just being cautious. Sometimes we don’t realize potential dangers. Blessings to you and your family! Mary