Ang's Creamy Potato Soup

This is a creamy, cheesy soup that I created several years ago. It makes for a hearty main dish and is also the perfect side to a roast or ham. Although I normally try to stay away from the canned cream soups, I think they fit well in this dish. Of course, it's not the healthiest of recipes, but don't we all need to splurge every now and then?

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 348 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1 (49.5 fluid ounce) can low fat, low sodium chicken broth
• 5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 4 carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 (10 ounce) can fat-free cream of celery soup
• 1 (10 ounce) can fat-free cream of chicken soup
• 8 ounces pepperjack cheese, shredded
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour 49.5 ounce can chicken broth into a 5-quart pot; add potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions; bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, and cook until the potatoes are completely tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 2

Gently mash potatoes into the soup to thicken to your desired texture.

Step 3

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil; add broccoli, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.

Step 4

Stir broccoli, celery soup, chicken soup, Monterey Jack cheese, pepperjack cheese, pepper, and parsley into the soup; add 14.5 ounce can chicken broth. Cook and stir until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.