Old-Fashioned Potato Soup

This old-fashioned potato soup recipe is easy to make with tender potatoes, onions, butter, and milk for a creamy, comforting, and versatile soup.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 338 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

While onions are cooking, place diced potatoes, carrots, water, and chicken bouillon in another pot and bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Season with ground black pepper to taste.

Step 3

Add flour to cooked onions to make a paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually add milk and stir well. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until warmed through. Add potato and carrot mixture. Stir in parsley and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.