Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy cheesy potato soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have creamy cheesy potato soup using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup:
- Prepare 2 pounds Russet Potatoes
- Take 1 Medium Yellow Onion
- Prepare 3 cups Chicken Broth
- Get 2 cups Whole Milk
- Prepare 8 oz Muenster Cheese
- Get 8 oz Smoked Gouda
- Get 4 tbsp butter
- Get 1/4 cup flour
- Get 1 package Thin Sliced Ham or Bacon
- Make ready Salt & pepper (to taste)
Instructions to make Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup:
- Peel and Chop potatoes & onion to desired thickness. The smaller the dice the faster the cook time.
- Combine broth, potatoes, onion in pot. Bring to a gentle boil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in another saucepan. Once melted whisk in the flour to form a roux. Cook for about a minute.
- Once the roux has cooked out. Add the milk slowly to form a thick bechamel sauce.
- Grate the cheeses and add slowly to the bechamel to create the cheese base. Season with salt and pepper.
- Once the potato & onion mixture has reached desired level of doneness (usually 10 to 15 minutes) add the cheers base to the stockpot. If the soup is too thick you can add water or milk to thin it out. If the soup is too thin, you can cook it a bit long to thicken.
- Chop ham or bacon and saute in a frying pan. Once crispy, remove from heat.
- Serve soup in bowl with the crispy bacon or ham as garnish.
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