Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Simple and Hearty Potato Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Simple and Hearty Potato Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Simple and Hearty Potato Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Simple and Hearty Potato Soup are:

6 medium potatoes
2 carrots
6 stalks celery
64 oz. water (2 quarts)
1 chopped onion
6 tablespoons light butter/margerine
6 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups fat free milk

Here is how you make Simple and Hearty Potato Soup:

Peel and slice potatoes; dice the carrots and celery and place in large saucepan. Cover with water and cook until tender. Drain (reserving the liquid) and set veggies aside. In same saucepan, saute the onion in butter until soft. stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Add milk, gradually and cook until thickened (about 5 minutes). Stir in cooked veggies carefully (to not mash them). Add reserved liquid, 1/2 cup at a time, until soup is at a desired consistancy.Makes 8 servings of about one cup each.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANDREWMOM.

The nutritional information for Simple and Hearty Potato Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 218.8

• Total Fat: 4.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.9 mg
• Sodium: 447.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 6.1 g