Recipe of Hearty Potato Soup - Food Recipes

* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Hearty Potato Soup

Recipe By : Monita Olive (Taste of Home - Premiere Edition 1993)
Serving Size : 10
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups & Stews

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

6 medium potatoes -- peeled and sliced 2 carrots -- diced 6 celery stalks -- diced 2 quarts water 1 onion -- chopped 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 1/2 cups milk In a large kettle, cook potatoes, carrots and celery in water until tender, abo ut 20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid and setting vegetables aside. In the s ame kettle, saute onion in butter until soft. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Gently stir in cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup or more of reserved cooking liquid until soup is desire d consistency. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 285 Calories; 8g Fat (26% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 48g Carb ohydrate; 23mg Cholesterol; 346mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 3 Starch/Bread; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat NOTES : Adding cooked bacon and onion gives it a special flavor for a change. _____