Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup
Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, creamy cheesy potato soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute onion in butter. A great weeknight meal when you want something that will stick to your ribs but don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I found this recipe in my mom's recipe collection after she passed away and we love it!

Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy cheesy potato soup using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup:
  1. Prepare 2 pounds Russet Potatoes
  2. Prepare 1 Medium Yellow Onion
  3. Take 3 cups Chicken Broth
  4. Get 2 cups Whole Milk
  5. Make ready 8 oz Muenster Cheese
  6. Prepare 8 oz Smoked Gouda
  7. Make ready 4 tbsp butter
  8. Make ready 1/4 cup flour
  9. Take 1 package Thin Sliced Ham or Bacon
  10. Take Salt & pepper (to taste)

Cheese, crisp bacon, scallions and of course hearty potatoes in a creamy savory sauce. While the potato soup is simmering, prepare the thickening agent. Potato soup is definitely on the menu for this weekend, though… it's so frigid outside I've convinced myself that I need soup, specifically creamy potato soup, to survive. Potato soup makes me dramatic, evidently.

Instructions to make Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup:
  1. Peel and Chop potatoes & onion to desired thickness. The smaller the dice the faster the cook time.
  2. Combine broth, potatoes, onion in pot. Bring to a gentle boil. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Melt butter in another saucepan. Once melted whisk in the flour to form a roux. Cook for about a minute.
  4. Once the roux has cooked out. Add the milk slowly to form a thick bechamel sauce.
  5. Grate the cheeses and add slowly to the bechamel to create the cheese base. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Once the potato & onion mixture has reached desired level of doneness (usually 10 to 15 minutes) add the cheers base to the stockpot. If the soup is too thick you can add water or milk to thin it out. If the soup is too thin, you can cook it a bit long to thicken.
  7. Chop ham or bacon and saute in a frying pan. Once crispy, remove from heat.
  8. Serve soup in bowl with the crispy bacon or ham as garnish.

If you're in the midst of a cold spell yourself (or even if you're not) I think you're going to enjoy this creamy potato. Warm up with this rich and indulgent soup. Our Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon feeds a crowd, freezes well, and it comes together in a single Dutch oven. Melted yellow Cheddar makes a great finishing touch. If you prefer to buy only one type of cheese, then add extra white Cheddar.

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