Creamy Potato Soup

Name: Creamy Potato Soup
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Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 4 Tbsp butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 Tbsp flour; 6 c milk; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1 smoked ham hock; 1 c mashed potatoes; salt and pepper to taste; bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional garnish); cheddar cheese, shredded (optional garnish); green onion, chopped (optional garnish)

By Jennifer J
@chocolate_cutie

This is very good on a cold day. Gives you that warm feeling in your tummy and makes you smile.

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★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Ingredients

6

medium potatoes, peeled and diced
4 Tbsp

butter
1

medium onion, chopped
4 Tbsp

flour
6 c

milk
1/2 tsp

thyme
1

smoked ham hock
1 c

mashed potatoes
·

salt and pepper to taste
·

bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional garnish)
·

cheddar cheese, shredded (optional garnish)
·

green onion, chopped (optional garnish)
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How to Make Creamy Potato Soup

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In a dutch oven, heat butter and saute onions until lightly browned.
Add flour and continue cooking for 1 minute.
Add milk stirring until mixture is smooth and begins to thicken slightly.
Add thyme leaves, smoked ham hock and mashed potatoes.
Place covered in a preheated 350-degree oven and bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
If soup is too thick thin with a little cold milk.
Season with salt and pepper and garnish individual bowls with garnishes.

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Course/Dish: Cream Soups

Other Tag: Quick & Easy

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