Wisconsin potato cheese soup
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| ⅓ | cup | Celery; chopped |
| ⅓ | cup | Onion; chopped |
| 4 | cups | Potatoes;peeled,diced |
| 3 | cups | Chicken broth |
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | dash | Paprika |
| 8 | ounces | Cheddar cheese;shredded |
| Croutons | ||
| Fresh parsley;chopped | ||
Directions
In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Saute celery and onion until tender. Add potatoes and broth. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. In batches, puree potato mixture in a blender (or food processor). Return to saucepan. Stir in milk and seasonings. Add the cheese and heat only until melted.
Top with croutons and garnish with parsley if desired.
(Recipe from an issue of "Country" magazine about a year or two ago.
It was the midwest contest winner for Darlene Alexander of Nekoosa, Wisconsin.) Submitted By DOROTHY FLATMAN On 01-18-95