Cheesy Potato Soup

A hearty cheesy potato soup perfect for dreary days.

With all this cold, dreary weather, we wanted some thick, warm soup! And due to my (lack of) planning, we only had potatoes, onions, and squash available. I opted out of the squash because I didn't want to go through the process of peeling and removing the seeds. (Does it mean I'm lazy - or just weird since I did go through the effort of cutting the potatoes pretty small?) I cut up some onions and potatoes and boiled them along with some celery. Thinking about it, you don't really need to cut the taters so small since you can just run them through a blender. Once you get the potatoes cooked, just melt in some cheese, then sprinkle on some cheese, bacon, and green onions, and you're good to go! I think this soup would taste even better with some carrots thrown in too, but you'd lose the whiteness of the soup.

What's your favorite food for a dreary day?

Cheesy Potato Soup

by CJ Huang

A hearty cheesy potato soup perfect for dreary days.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
		1 quart		potatoes, cubed, chopped, or sliced
			1	onion, diced
		1/2 cup		celery
				water or stock
		3 tablespoons		flour
		1 cup		milk
		2 tablespoons	2 strips	bacon, crisped and crumbled	or bacon bits
			4	green onions, sliced	Approximately 1 bunch

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Combine all materials except cheese, bacon bits, and green onions, and bring to a boil.
	3. Melt in cheese.
	4. Blend soup until desired texture achieved. Garnish with bacon bits and green onions.