Easy Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
This is the Easiest Creamy Potato Soup Recipe EVER! I have literally been making this soup forever! This soup is rich and creamy and only has 5 ingredients! Perfect for those cold wintery days, it’s YUM!
I first got this soup from a friend that brought it over to one of my home births. It was the most incredible meal after giving birth, but it’s incredible anytime!! I’m so busy this week but I wanted to share one of my all time favorite Budget Friendly Meals!
Easy Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
My whole family LOVES this soup and many of my older kids ask me to bring it to family gatherings...because it’s just that delish! If you absolutely don’t want to peel potatoes BUT want a delish Potato Soup, you’ve got to try my Quick 4 Ingredient Potato Soup with Frozen Hash Browns!
What you’ll love about this recipe:
Ingredients:
Although Russet Potatoes are our favorite, you can also use Yukon Gold or Red Potatoes. Russet Potatoes though have the most starch which make this soup nice and thick.
- 13 peeled Russet potato’s ~ medium size
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped fine
- 8 cups water
- 8 tsp. chicken bouillon ~ I use Better than Bouillon, it’s so good!
- 2 Tbsp. dried parsley
- 1 pint of half and half
- 4 Tbsp.. butter ~ half a cube
Can I substitute Milk for Heavy Cream?
Yes you CAN substitute Milk for Heavy Cream in this soup, however you won’t have the thick creamy richness that you would get with the cream. Over the years I’ve made this with 2% milk and it was still good!
Directions for Creamy Potato Soup
Peel all of your potato’s first.
Chop your potatoes to about the same size so they will cook evenly.
Add water and bouillon to a large pot, add chopped potatoes and chopped carrots and bring to a soft boil.
Cook until tender – DON’T POUR OUT WATER. Mash with potato masher- add half and half, butter and parsley.
What thickens potato soup? It’s the starch from the potatoes my friend, that’s why you don’t pour out the water after cooking.
Potato Soup Tips
- This soup can easily be cut in half OR doubled
- I use my little food processor to chop carrots, because it’s so fast!
- You can totally add bacon bits, green onions, cheese, croutons, crackers, breads, crispy onions as sides for this soup.
You can freeze for later but the Potato Soup will be super thick so you’ll need to add more water so you get your desired consistency.
Enjoy!
THE EASIEST CREAMY POTATO SOUP RECIPE
Ingredients
- 13 peeled potato’s
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped fine
- 8 cups water
- 8 tsp. chicken bullion
- 2 Tbsp.. dried parsley
- 1 pint of half and half
- 2 Tbsp.. butter
Instructions
- Put in water and bouillon in large pot. add peeled and chopped potatoes. Add chopped carrots. Cook until tender – DON’T POUR OUT WATER. Mash with potato masher- add half and half, butter and parsley.
Notes
- This soup can easily be cut in half OR doubled
- I use my little food processor to chop carrots, because it’s so fast!
- You can totally use bacon bits, green onions, cheese, croutons, crackers, breads, crispy onions as sides for this soup.
Need more soup recipes?
Try this yummy Sweet and Tangy Kielbasa Sausage Noodle Soup
Look and sounds so good! I pinned this to share it with others.
Thank you Danielle! It is sooo deelish! 🙂
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This looks so yummy and easy!
Thanks for linking it up to MMMmondays at Acting Balanced!
Thanks Heather for letting me link up!
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your soup recipe is so easy to follow, thank you for sharing this.
Hi Reyah! Thanks for stopping by! Yes it is such an easy recipe and Deelish 🙂 hope you will try it.
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My kids love potato soup, and this recipe sounds Yummy!! I will definitely ha e to try it! Thanks!! 🙂
This is Yummy AND easy! Hope you like it. Thanks so much for stopping by 😀
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My that looks good!
Hi Elaine! Hope you give it a try..it’s yummy and sooo easy to make:)
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I am so going to make this! I love potato soup!
That’s great Teresha! Hope you enjoy, it’s a fantastic comfort food:) Thanks for stopping by!
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We <3 potato soup! I will have to try this recipe too!
🙂
Sarah
This one is soooo easy and tastes so good! Hope you enjoy Sarah! 🙂
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Have you tried freezing this? My mother-in-law would love this and I’m thinking of making batch for her to freeze.
Hi Kelly! I think you could definately freeze this 🙂 Since milk products can be frozen and potato’s can be frozen. It might be a little less thick but still should be tasty 🙂 Let me know how she likes it! Thanks for stopping by!
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Looks yummy! My family loves soups, I’ll be adding this recipe to my box 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
That’s great Molly..thanks for letting me join your linky party:)
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Soup looks delicious…pinned it! Thanks!
Thank you Debbie! It is Deelish!
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