wilkes

This recipe is very quick & easy to make (found it in a Southern Living Slow Cooker Recipe cookbook):


“Baked” Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Size: 5 quart

Cook Time: 4 or 8 Hours

Makes: Approx 12 cups

Ingredients:

6 Large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes (uncooked)
1 large onion, chopped (approx 1 ½ cups)
3 (14 oz) cans chicken broth with roasted garlic
·Note: I could not find the broth with roasted garlic, so I used regular chicken broth and added a dash of garlic powder
¼ cup butter
2 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ¼ teaspoons freshly ground pepper
1 cup whipping cream or half-and-half
1 cup (4 oz) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
3 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
·I was not crazy about this many chives. Next time I will cut this in half (at least).
1 (8 oz) container of sour cream (optional)
4 bacon slices, cooked & crumbled
Shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients in a 5-quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours, on LOW 8 hours or until potatoes are tender.
Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.
Stir in whipping cream, cheddar cheese and chives.
Top with sour cream (if desired) and sprinkle with bacon and cheddar cheese.

if you want easy this is it!! it is delicious, quick and super easy. its not homemade but i get lots of compliments on it.

just take a can of campbells potato ( make per directions on can)

fry some bacon tear into small pieces, add with soup

then add some kraft mexican four cheese blend shredded cheese

it takes ten mins tops and it is wonderful a lot like o'charleys

this is too funny, sent my younger brother to the grocery store and on my list i had 2 cans of cream. when he got there he called me and said----sis they dont have cream all they have is evaporated milk. i laughed out loud. remember i did say younger brother. when i was growing up all we ever called a can of evaporated milk was a can of cream. guess i am showing my age. i still substitue "cream" and water if i dont have any milk.

Do you like O'Charley's Loaded Potato Soup? It is one of my favorites. I cheat a little though. Last time I went there to eat I purchased a bag of their loaded potato soup mix to make at home. I use red potatoes sliced up then boil or microwave till the potatoes are soft. Drain the water and rinse the potato slices. Mix the soup mix w/ water and mix w/ a whisk until it is smooth (I only make a little at a time; so, I do it to taste depending on how strong of a flavor I want it to have). Add potatoes and microwave or simmer on the stove for a few minutes till the soup is as thick or thin as you prefer. Top w/ shredded cheese and bacon bits and serve. YUMMY!!

What is Condensed Milk?

Is there a difference between just plain condensed milk
and sweetened condensed milk?

Condensed milk could be a generic term for milk that has
had 60% of its water removed by evaporation.
With sweetened condensed milk, great quantities of sugar were added first,
accounting for 40% to 45% of the total volume before evaporation.
Once all that water is removed, it is a very sticky and very sweet mixture.

Unsweetened condensed milk, however,
is simply called evaporated milk, at least in this country,
and comes in whole, lowfat and skim versions.

Check again,. Condensed may be sweetened; however, it is not always. If sweetened the label states Sweetened Condensed Milk.

Evaporated milk and condensed is not the same. Condensed is a sweeten milk.

same thing. Pet evaporated or condensed is milk with much of the water removed,.

hawk, don't ye mean EVAPORATED milk?

To goddess's receipe, I always add a can of condensed milk and one grated carrot, and 1/4 cup of butter. Makes it richer.

5 pounds white taters peeled and quartered

1 pound bacon..fried crisp then crumbled

1 large onion

salt and pepper to taste

1 tblspoon bacon grease

1tablspoon butter...

optional...garlic pwdr, 1tspn.

to thicken broth...use juice from the pot after cooking taters and onions..about 1 cup...add tblspn cornstarch...stir till dissolved...then add slowly to pot....let it all simmer together!!

I got an easy easy one that my family begs for

BIg pot of diced potatoes (usually a 5 lb bag)

1 pack of onion soup/dip mix

5 Tspoons of butter

salt and pepper

Put it all in a big pot fill with water, boil for 35 to 40 mins YUMMMMYYYY!!!!

Also after is done and in a bowl you can top it with cheese

Been thinking about adding real baccon bits to it to make it like a loaded potato....

thanks a lot, will try it....on my dayoff

EZ Potato Soup

3 tbsp butter or margarine
1 onion, diced
1/2 cup diced carrot
1/2 cup diced celery
1 clove garlic, minced
4 cups diced potato
2 cups chicken stock
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp parsley flakes
2 cups milk

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated

Melt butter. Add onion, carrot, celery & garlic.
Cook until onion is clear.
Add potato, chicken stock, salt, pepper & parsley.
Boil.
Simmer until vegetables are cooked, stirring occasionally.
Add milk and cheese,heat without boiling.
Makes 5 cups.
Can sprinkle more grated cheese on top.

i need a easy potato soup recipe....pls