5 better for you potato soup Recipes

russet potatoes, skin peeled and cubed, bacon, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces, chopped carrots, chopped celery stalks, chopped onions, minced cloves of garlic, tb. coarsley ground pepper, tb better than bouillon , chicken stock seasoning in 3 cups of water or 3 cups of chicken stock, cream cheese, cubed and at room temperature ., heavy cream or milk (and you can use 2 tb butter mixed with 2 tb flour, fried in a pan and add 2 cups of milk to this, wisking well .. a cream sauce to be added to the finished soup for thickening added along with the milk) see comment below please.., before serving, taste your soup and at that time, you can add more pepper or salt. if you re serving the soup with a salty bread or with salted crackers, you do not need to add any salt. (there is enough salt in the bouillon seasoning and in the crackers, not to mention the bacon.)

sweet onion, diced finely, celery & leaves, chopped finely, carrot, diced finely, garlic cloves, minced, chicken broth (or 2 boxes), salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, dried onion flakes, dried thyme (or 1 tbsp of fresh, if you have it), montreal brand steak seasoning (or your favorite blend ), dried parsley flakes (or 1/4 cup fresh , if you have it), russet potatoes, peeled, cubed ( idaho , not yukon gold etc, wrong texture), cream cheese (2 package. chunked, room temperature -i used to use milk this is way better!), extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (also a recent addition, highly recommended)

low sodium chicken broth (i use kitchen basics brand), water, chicken base (i use better than bouillon brand), turnip, peeled and grated, parsnip, peeled and grated, carrots, peeled and grated, stalks celery, chopped fine (1 small bunch), onion , cut in half through the root (leave root intact, as is removed later, or if you are like me, then chop and leave in), curry powder (mild golden only , the brand i use is mccormick s), garlic clove, minced, chicken (boneless skinless thighs , breasts, or combination), russet potato, grated, frozen corn

potatoes, peeled and cut into eighths, onion , cut into eighths, green onions, coarsely chopped, garlic clove, minced, no-salt-added chicken broth, undiluted, skim milk, salt, white pepper