Potato Cheese Soup

4.59 from 36 votes

This delicious potato cheese soup is loaded with potatoes, celery, onions, and cheese, and seasoned just right. If you love Marie Callender's Potato Cheese Soup, you'll love that you can make it at home.

Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Total Time1 10

Course: Comfort Food, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheese potato soup, cheese soup, Potato Cheese Soup, Potato Soup

Servings:

Calories: 594kcal

Author: Great Grub, Delicious Treats

Ingredients

8 cups potatoes, diced, boiled
2 Tbsp butter
1 cup onions chopped
2 cups celery
2 Tbsp flour
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp pepper
1 ½ tsp Slap Ya Mama® seasoning (can be found at Walmart®)
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cups heavy cream
8 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed
2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded

Instructions

Cut peeled potatoes into ½-3/4 chunks and place in a large dutch oven or saucepan. Cover with water.
Cook until fork tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and leave in strainer. Remove about ½ of the potatoes and mash. This will add a bit more thickness to the soup.
In the same pan, melt butter and add chopped onions and celery. Saute for about 8-10 minutes until celery is soft and onions are translucent.
Sprinkle with flour, stir and cook for a minute or so.
Gently pour vegetable broth into pan along with heavy cream, salt and pepper and seasoning.
Cook over low/medium heat until hot then add velveeta and cheddar cheese. Stir.
Once cheese has melted, add in the potatoes that have been mashed, stir and then add the remaining potato chunks to the liquid.
Continue on a low heat until ready to serve.
Top with additional cheese if desired.

Notes

Tips

Be sure you cook your roux for a minute or two before adding any other ingredients. Otherwise, your soup will have a raw flour flavor.
Leave your potatoes in the strainer until ready to add them back to the soup. This ensures as much excess water as possible drains away for a thicker, richer soup.
Be sure not to let the soup boil. It will curdle the cream and ruin it.

Recipe adapted from The Magical Slow Cooker.

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