Potato Soup can be Cream Soup Recipe or Made with a Tomato Recipe

Potato soups can be made of mostly potatoes or a combination of many other ingredients.Even without meat added soup with potatoes can be among the most hearty soup recipes to serve in the cold winter months.

OLD FASHIONED SOUP

• 8 Potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed


• 1 Quart milk


• 2 Tablespoons butter


• ½ Cup flour


• 1 Beaten egg


• ¼ Cup milk


• Salt/ pepper to taste

Drain potatoes when soft. Add ¼ Cup milk and beat thoroughly. Season to taste. Work 1 tablespoon butter into flour then add the beaten egg. Thoroughly mix flour and egg mixture into the potatoes. Heat 1 quart milk and 1 tablespoon butter to boiling point. Drop potato mixture by spoonfuls into hot milk mixture. Season to taste and serve.

When I was young, my good friend always made potato and tomato soup when we were out of school. When I first saw her open a can of tomatoes and put into the pot with potatoes I thought that was so strange. She said wait until you taste it! I was amazed what good flavor it had. Try it sometime!

POTATO SOUP with tomatoes

• 1 Cup boiling water


• 2 Cups diced potatoes


• 1 Tablespoon chopped onion


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 1 Bay leaf


• ¼ Teaspoon black pepper


• 1/8 Teaspoon celery salt


• 1 Can diced tomatoes


• 2 Cups milk


• 2 Tablespoons butter


• 3 Tablespoon flour

In a medium size pot cook potatoes and onions in boiling water until tender.

In a small bowl use 1/3 Cup of the milk with the flour to make a thickening.

Add salt, bay leaf, pepper, celery, tomatoes, butter and remaining milk to the soup pot.

Stir in the thickening mixture and simmer for 30 minutes.

For more delicious soup recipes look below.

• Broccoli soup recipe


• Carrot soup recipe


• Hearty soup recipes


• Chicken soup recipes

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