Easiest Way to Make Tasty Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup

Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup. 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. Use the potato cooking liquid with a tsp of chicken bouillon mixed in. I make a lot of soup when the.

I love soup season because nothing beats enjoying a hot bowl. A creamy, cheesy potato soup that gets a shortcut with cream soups. I am talking of course about Campbell's condensed soups! arab cook Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup

1. It's 2 pounds of Russet Potatoes.
2. It's 1 of Medium Yellow Onion.
3. Prepare 3 cups of Chicken Broth.
4. You need 2 cups of Whole Milk.
5. You need 8 oz of Muenster Cheese.
6. You need 8 oz of Smoked Gouda.
7. You need 4 tbsp of butter.
8. You need 1/4 cup of flour.
9. You need 1 package of Thin Sliced Ham or Bacon.
10. Prepare of Salt & pepper (to taste).

And, for me, it really does need to be Campbell's because the generics just do not stack up in flavor in my little ole humble opinion. This is the tastiest creamy soup I make and is the house favorite!. I used a bag of yellow. I prefer the golden potatoes to any of the white but you can use which ever you like.

Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup instructions

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..

This soup takes less than an hour to make. You can break up the potatoes with a fork if you want a thicker soup. This is a wonderful recipe, if you want to you could add a little sour cream, for more creamier soup you could add a little more cream (heavy) or you. I can this up as well. Be sure and check out my other videos.