Old-Fashioned Potato Soup

Name: Old-Fashioned Potato Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.25 cup butter; 1 large onion, chopped; 6 potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 carrots, diced; 3 cups water; 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder; ground black pepper to taste; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 cups milk; 1 tablespoon dried parsley; 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme

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$217a serving45 minRecipe makes 6American

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Ingredients

Amounts as written, for the 6 servings the recipe makes

¼ cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
6 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 carrots, diced
3 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder
ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
1 tablespoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon dried thyme

About $2.17 a serving for the ingredients used, at today's Walmart prices.

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What cooks on Allrecipes say

“Made this on a day when comfort food was what I wanted and it filled the bill admirably. Changed the method a bit, though because having to wash two stockpots would have made it that much less comforting. Cooked the onion, as directed, then added the potatoes and carrots to the onion, sauteed for…”
— susiekew on Allrecipes
“This has become my little black dress of creamy soups and it's never failed me. It's a solid base that you can accessorize however you wish. The first time I made this I sauteed with olive oil rather than butter, and I replaced water for whey leftover from making cheese (with non-fat powdered…”
— Jaciss on Allrecipes, Feb 2007
“I also didn’t want to wash two pots so after I cooked the onion in the butter, I added the potatoes (I was in a hurry and didn’t peel them-used mini potatoes), chicken bone broth and let that simmer (added salt and pepper) for 10-15min. Then I added the flour, milk, and herbs. Let it cook until it…”
— kailenne on Allrecipes, Apr 2024

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Ingredients

Amounts as written, for the 6 servings the recipe makes

¼ cup butter

1 large onion, chopped

6 potatoes, peeled and diced

2 carrots, diced

3 cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder

ground black pepper to taste

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

1 tablespoon dried parsley

¼ teaspoon dried thyme

About $2.17 a serving for the ingredients used, at today's Walmart prices.

What cooks on Allrecipes say

“Made this on a day when comfort food was what I wanted and it filled the bill admirably. Changed the method a bit, though because having to wash two stockpots would have made it that much less comforting. Cooked the onion, as directed, then added the potatoes and carrots to the onion, sauteed for…”

— susiekew on Allrecipes

“This has become my little black dress of creamy soups and it's never failed me. It's a solid base that you can accessorize however you wish. The first time I made this I sauteed with olive oil rather than butter, and I replaced water for whey leftover from making cheese (with non-fat powdered…”

— Jaciss on Allrecipes, Feb 2007

“I also didn’t want to wash two pots so after I cooked the onion in the butter, I added the potatoes (I was in a hurry and didn’t peel them-used mini potatoes), chicken bone broth and let that simmer (added salt and pepper) for 10-15min. Then I added the flour, milk, and herbs. Let it cook until it…”

— kailenne on Allrecipes, Apr 2024

Read every review on Allrecipes