Cream Cheese Potatoe Soup Food

ONE RECIPE, TWO MEALS: CREAMY, CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep pot over medium-high heat. Add the celery and onions and saute until the veggies begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and toss with a good pinch of salt. Add the chicken stock and simmer until the potatoes soften, about 20 minutes. Then add the milk and butter, and stir until the butter melts.
• At this point you have a few options. If you have an immersion blender, simply stick the wand in the pot and give it a few whizzes, blending some of the soup until it's nice and creamy. You'll still want a good amount of potato chunks in the soup, so don't go overboard, like I tend to do.
• You can also scoop out about 2 cups of the soup and transfer it to a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy and transfer it back to the soup pot.
• Or, you can simply mash a few of the potatoes with a potato masher, leaving it on the slightly chunkier side. It's up to you!
• After you've creamified it, give it another taste and add plenty of salt and pepper if needed.
• Scoop out a little for the kids and keep it simple for them with shredded Cheddar and a kiss of chives! (Chives are optional, of course.) As for you, adult faces, load up your bowls with plenty of chopped bacon, Cheddar, little dollops of sour cream, sliced jalapenos and chives!

CREAM OF POTATO & CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In large pot, melt butter and sauté onions till soft.
• Add chopped potatoes, chicken broth, thyme, dill, paprika, salt and pepper into pan.
• Simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
• Take the pot off heat and mash potato; put pot back on heat.
• Dissolve flour and water together; add to mashed potato.
• Add the milk and cheese soup. Whisk in until it thickens.
• Add cheddar cheese and heat through.

CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water and bouillon.
• Add cream cheese, cook and stir until cheese is melted.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 18-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

HOMEMADE CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 5 minutes. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 minutes. Stir in the milk, soup, garlic salt and pepper; heat until warmed through. Add cheese; stir until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.

POTATO SOUP WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, onion, garlic salt, seasoned salt, sea salt, cayenne, basil, and parsley in a slow cooker. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender on Low, 6 to 8 hours, or on High, 4 to 6 hours.
• Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes in the slow cooker to preferred consistency. Add the cream cheese in spoonfuls to melt until smooth.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Stir into soup or set aside as a serving garnishment. Heat until ready to serve.

CREAMY, CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Add potato cubes and stir to make sure they are just covered with water.
• Cook potatoes until fork tender, maybe 10 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and set aside.
• In a large pot melt butter over medium heat and stir in onion. If using real onion cook until just translucent.
• Stir in the flour and cook stirring constantly for at least a minute to get rid of the raw flour taste. (If you've never worked with roux it will look like a really thick paste at this point. That's great- keep stirring :) ).
• Add red pepper flakes and salt & pepper.
• Slowly add the 1 cup of broth stirring as you pour it into the roux. Stir until smooth.
• Start adding the milk and cream and stir until smooth.
• Bring the mixture up to a low simmer stirring constantly. Simmer 2-3 minutes.
• Add the sugar and the shredded cheese.
• Stir until cheese is melted.
• Stir in Bacon or Ham and potatoes and cook for 1 minute to heat potatoes thru.

COMFORTING CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP WITH BACON OR HAM

Steps:

• In a stockpot or Dutch oven, bring the broth to a boil over high heat.
• Add diced potatoes and onions and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer, partially cover and cook 20-25 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Using a potato masher, coarsely mash the potatoes in the pot (do not drain).
• Add seasonings, parsley, crumbled cooked bacon or diced ham, and the chunks of cream cheese.
• Cook and stir for a few minutes, until cheese is melted. Stir well to combine.
• Serve soup hot with a side salad and a crusty baguette.

CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In large pot combine potatoes with broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Remove potatoes from heat and mash with potato masher.
• In frying pan, cook bacon until crisp and drain on paper towel and crumble; set aside. To bacon fat, add onion and mushrooms; saute until tender.
• Add the bacon/onion mixture to potatoes. Stir in milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper until cream cheese is melted. DO NOT BOIL.
• Garnish with green onions.

PANERA'S CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, and spices.
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
• Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.
• Reduce to low heat.
• Add cream cheese.
• Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.