Ellens All Day Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large stock pot combine potatoes, onions, celery, bouillon cubes and enough water to cover all ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer on medium heat until potatoes are with in 15 minutes of being finished.
• Add half and half, bacon, cream of mushroom soup and stir until creamy. Add cheese and stir until completely melted. Simmer on low until potatoes are done.

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Place bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Pour out bacon grease.
• Melt butter in the saucepan over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pan with a flat-edged wooden spoon. Add celery, onion, carrots, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle in flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Pour half-and-half and chicken broth into the saucepan. Add potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Stir in bacon pieces. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• Ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with 1/2 teaspoon pepper, green onions, and paprika.

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. large, heavy pot combine potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, broth, water and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp.
• Stir together flour and melted butter; stir into soup mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Stir in whipping cream; heat through. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with cheese, bacon and green onions. Serve.

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes and boil in a large pot to just tender @ 10 minutes.
• At same time add the oil to a 12 inch skillet and lightly brown the ham. When done remove ham from skillet and set aside for later.
• In the same skillet, using drippings from ham, saute the diced onion, diced celery, and shredded carrots until just tender. Some additional oil may be needed. Season to taste.
• Drain potatoes leaving @ 1 cup of the potato water in the pot. Take a potato masher and lightly mash a few of the potatoes on the bottom of the pot. This will help thicken the soup.
• Add ham and sauteed vegetables.
• Add half&half.
• Add enough milk to cover.
• season to taste.
• simmer on low for @ 30 minutes stirring frequently and adding additional seasoning if needed.