Dolly Is Cooking: Potato Soup

When the weather is cold outside what better to warm and fill you than potato soup?

I love it! It is so easy to make yet so delicious.

So if you are pushed for time, this is the recipe for you.

Finished Product

Baked Potatoes

cubed potatoes cooking in chicken broth

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RECIPE

4 large baked potatoes

1 small onion finely minced optional

minced garlic or garlic powder optional

6 cups chicken broth or you can use half water, half broth

1 Bay Leaf

Salt & Pepper to taste

1/2 cup heavy cream or milk

flour if needed to thicken

3 to 4 pieces of crumbled cooked bacon optional

Small amount shredded cheese of your choice optional

Instructions:

Heat Broth with onions, garlic and bay leaf while you prepare potatoes in 4 qt. pot

Bake potatoes in microwave, cool, chop into 1/2 inch cubes

Add to hot broth

Cook until very tender

Mash some of the potatoes in the pot this will thicken soup

To Thicken Soup:

If your soup is not as thick as you would like add a tablespoon of flour in small bowl add small amount of cold water stir to remove lumps this will be somewhat thick like a liquid paste. Add to broth that is cooking to thicken. Stir and cook until thickened as you wish.

Add Cream or milk just before serving. You do not want to boil after that.

Add salt and pepper other seasoning you wish to add to taste.

Heat on low/warm until serving

A delicious salad, bread and you have your meal

I like