BACK-TO-BASICS EASY POTATO SOUP

Back-to-Basics Easy Potato Soup image

Only 6 simple ingredients and you have this rib-sticking vegetarian potato soup. It's super creamy (no cream or roux necessary) and comforting - yet SO easy to make!

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Categories Soup

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4-5 medium russet potatoes (about 3 pounds) (peeled and diced; about 6 cups diced))
1 medium onion, diced (about two cups diced)
2 stalks celery, diced (about 1 cup diced)
1 carrot, peeled and diced (about 1/2 cup diced)
1 cup milk (2% dairy milk or unsweetened plain almond milk are both great)
1 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Steps:

To a 4-quart or larger dutch oven or soup pot, add the potatoes, onion, celery, and carrots. Add water to approximately 1/2 inch below the top of the vegetables.
Set on stove and turn to high.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until all of the vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally - about 20 minutes.
Using a potato masher, carefully mash most of the soup (it's going to be hot!), leaving a few chunks for texture.
Stir in the milk and the parsley. Add 1 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Taste and add more salt and pepper if desired. (I usually add about one more teaspoon of salt - potato soup takes a lot of salt! But you may wish to use less. Or more!)
Serve. The soup will thicken as it cools.
To store, refrigerate in an airtight container. Reheat in soup pot. If the soup is very thick upon reheating, it can be thinned out with some water.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 cups, Calories 228 kcal, Sugar 7 g, Sodium 648 mg, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 46 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7 g, Cholesterol 6 mg