Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, creamy cheesy potato soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook creamy cheesy potato soup using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup:
- Get 2 pounds Russet Potatoes
- Prepare 1 Medium Yellow Onion
- Make ready 3 cups Chicken Broth
- Prepare 2 cups Whole Milk
- Get 8 oz Muenster Cheese
- Prepare 8 oz Smoked Gouda
- Take 4 tbsp butter
- Take 1/4 cup flour
- Prepare 1 package Thin Sliced Ham or Bacon
- Take 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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