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How To Make 4 Ingredient Potato Soup
You can customize this 4 ingredient potato soup as much as you'd like, but this simple recipe is already great as it is. Plus, it cooks in 30 minutes!
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
30 mins
Total:
40 mins
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp butter, (divided, 1 tablespoon and 5 tablespoon portion)
- 1 onion, small, (white or yellow onion, finely diced)
- 3 lb russet potatoes, (peeled, rinsed, and diced into 1-inch cubes)
- water, (enough to cover the diced potatoes with 1 inch over)
- 2 cup milk
- salt, (to taste)
- pepper, (to taste)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, (optional - grated)
- 2 bacon , strips, (optional - crisped then crumbled or chopped)
- 2 green onions, (optional - green parts only, chopped)
Instructions
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In a large stockpot melt the first 1 tablespoon portion of butter and saute the diced onion until tender and translucent. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add the diced potatoes and enough water to cover the potatoes with about an inch of excess water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
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Drain off most of the water once the potatoes are tender, leaving about ½-inch of water in the pot with the potatoes.
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Return the sauteed onion, then add the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper, and milk. Gently mash the cooked potatoes.
- Continue cooking on low heat for 5 minutes before serving, top with cheese, bacon, and green onion if desired.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
- :
- Calcium: 268mg
- Calories: 415kcal
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g
- Potassium: 1115mg
- Protein: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 307mg
- Vitamin A: 864IU
- Vitamin C: 15mg
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