Best 7 Dads Potato Soup Recipes

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Indulge in the comforting goodness of Dad's Potato Soup, a classic recipe passed down through generations. This hearty and flavorful soup is a perfect blend of creamy potatoes, savory broth, and tender vegetables, making it a delightful treat for any occasion. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a cozy dish to warm up on a chilly day, this potato soup is sure to satisfy your cravings. From the traditional version to variations like Slow Cooker Potato Soup, Vegan Potato Soup, and Cheesy Potato Soup, this article offers a collection of recipes that cater to different dietary preferences and cooking methods. Get ready to savor the timeless flavors of Dad's Potato Soup and make it a staple in your culinary repertoire.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

POTATO SOUP, DAD'S WORLD FAMOUS



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My family loves this soup. They call it Dad's world famous potato soup. I wouldn't go that far, but it is pretty awesome. Make the potatoes a little different in size when you cut them up, it adds to the complexity of the soup.

Provided by The unknown chef

Categories     Potato

Time 1h

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 gallon water
1 lb carrot, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 cup celery, chopped 1/8-inch thick
5 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed between 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch
1 lb about 2 cups ham
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup butter
2 cups large diced white onions
1/3 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon parsley
smoked cheese (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine water, celery, carrots and half of the salt and pepper in a large soup kettle.
  • Heat on high heat to a boil then turn down heat to medium high and boil for 5 minutes.
  • Add potatoes and half of ham. When the kettle boils again it should take about 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender on a low boil. Start checking at this time. You should just be able to put a fork into the potatoes with little resistance.
  • In a medium sauce pan add the butter, onions, left over salt and pepper. Cook on medium high heat stirring the onions about every 2 minutes for about 10 minutes till soft. You can tell they are done when the bottom of the pan starts to brown a little.
  • Keep the pan on the heat and shake the flour over the onions. Now stir it into the onions for ½ minute. Pour in the milk and 3 cups of the potato water. Whisk it in till its well mixed, about ½ minute. It will be thick. Now add this and the rest of the ham to the potato's when they are finished. Stir for about ½ minute till it's well mixed.
  • Cook over med high heat stirring the bottom of the pan constantly until you reach a boil. Boil for 1 minute and remove from heat.
  • Remove 2 cups of the potato mixture and mash them with a little of the soup juice in the sauce pan. Add the mashed potatoes and the parsley to the kettle and check your seasonings. The mashed potatoes will thicken the soup some more and add more depth to it.
  • Serve with shredded cheese on top if you like and crusty bread. We like smoked cheese with ours.
  • If you have a ham bone boil it with 1 chop carrot, 1 chopped celery stalk and 1 chopped onion for 45 minutes in the gallon (plus 1 cup) water. Remove the bone to a plate to cool and strain the water before making the recipe. Add the ham bone meat when soup is finished.

DAD'S POTATO SOUP



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A simple soup filling enough to be a complete meal My dad used to make this soup which his German mother cooked for is Polish father.

Provided by Bill From New Mexico

Categories     Potato

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 large potatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil or 2 teaspoons bacon grease
1 onion
2 cups milk
1/4 cup sour cream
4 slices bacon (cooked)
2 cups chicken broth

Steps:

  • Peel onions and dice.
  • In a large sauce pan, saute onions in olive oil or bacon grease until translucent.
  • Peel potatoes and dice.
  • Add potatoes and chicken broth to onions.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until potatoes are tender (30-45 minutes).
  • Add sour cream, milk.
  • Break bacon into one or two inch parts and add to pan.
  • Return to a boil, then simmer 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 30, Sodium 534.5, Carbohydrate 73.6, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 4.9, Protein 15.4

DAD'S POTATO CHEESE SOUP



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This is the perfect prescription when you're sick.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound favorite link sausage, thinly sliced 1/16 to 1/8"
4 pounds peeled and diced russet potatoes
2 medium onions chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
24 ounces deluxe American cheese
1 stick butter
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
16 to 32 ounces milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In 6- or 8-quart pan, melt butter on medium-low heat with onions. After onions are translucent, add garlic and rosemary for 2 minutes.
  • Add sausage and cook another 2 or 3 minutes. Add potatoes and cover potatoes with water. Change heat to high and bring potatoes to a boil.
  • After potatoes become very tender, to the point of falling apart, reduce heat to low and add cheese a little at a time until all melted. Add milk, salt, and pepper and cover for 15 minutes.
  • Great with saltine crackers.

DAD'S CHEESE POTATO SOUP



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Dad is 91 years old and likes simply food. This soup is one I made up for him.

Provided by Mary Haynes

Categories     Other Soups

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 to 6 peeled and cubed potatoes
2 peeled and cubed turnips
2 chopped leaks, white part only
salt and pepper to taste
1 can(s) campbell cheddar cheese soup
1 can(s) milk

Steps:

  • 1. Place your chopped potatoes, turnips and leaks into a pot of salted watered. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender about 20 minutes. Drain off the water, stir in the can of soup and begin to add the can of milk. Make as thick or thin as you like.

DAD'S POTATO SOUP



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I grew up on this. It is a major component of my "comfort food arsenal". It's NOT a heavy, thick potato soup, but it's very satisfying. This is a good recipe to keep on-hand when money gets tight. It will feed a hungry family of 4 for almost nothing.

Provided by Torrey Moseley

Categories     Cream Soups

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 to 5 large potatoes
2 medium onions
1 stick butter
2 12 oz. cans evaporated milk
salt and pepper to taste
oyster crackers

Steps:

  • 1. First off...do NOT NOT NOT get EVAPORATED milk confused with sweetened condensed milk...yuck.
  • 2. Peel potatoes and onions. Cut potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Cut onions into 1-inch pieces.
  • 3. Place potatoes and onions in large pot, add water just to cover (about 1 inch above potatoes). Boil until potatoes are soft but not mushy.
  • 4. Do NOT drain off water. Add EVAPORATED milk and butter, stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with oyster crackers on top.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP



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Travel back to another time with our Old-Fashioned Potato Soup. Old-Fashioned Potato Soup includes cream cheese and bacon for an outstanding taste.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped into 1/4-inch-thick strips
1 cup each chopped carrots, celery and yellow onions
2 Tbsp. flour
1-1/2 cups milk
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
3/4 lb. baking potatoes (about 2), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 cups fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 green onions, chopped

Steps:

  • Cook and stir bacon in medium saucepan until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
  • Add carrots, celery and yellow onions to reserved drippings; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 3 min. or until vegetable mixture is slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese; cook on medium-low heat 2 to 3 min. or until completely melted.
  • Add potatoes and chicken broth; stir. Bring to boil on medium heat; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 to 25 min. or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve topped with bacon and green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 790 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 7 g, Protein 14 g

BEST EVER POTATO SOUP



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You'll be surprised at the taste of this rich and cheesy easy potato soup. It really is the best potato soup recipe, ever. I came up with it after enjoying baked potato soup at one of our favorite restaurants. I added bacon, and we think that makes it even better. -Coleen Morrissey, Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner     Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 bacon strips, diced
3 cups cubed peeled potatoes
1 small carrot, grated
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups 2% milk
8 ounces Velveeta, cubed
2 green onions, thinly sliced, optional

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 823mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 12g protein.

Tips:

  • Use Yukon Gold or russet potatoes: These varieties hold their shape well and create a creamy texture.
  • Don't overcrowd the pot: If you add too many potatoes to the pot, they won't cook evenly.
  • Use chicken or vegetable broth: This will add flavor to the soup.
  • Add vegetables: Such as carrots, celery, and onions, for extra flavor and nutrition.
  • Season to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste.
  • Garnish with chives or parsley: This will add a pop of color and flavor to the soup.

Conclusion:

Dad's potato soup is a classic comfort food that is easy to make and loved by all. With its creamy texture, rich flavor, and hearty ingredients, this soup is sure to warm you up on a cold day. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this potato soup a try. You won't be disappointed!

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