DADDY'S WHISKER SOUP

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When I was a child, my best friend and I loved when my dad made this cheese, potato soup with dill. It looked to us like dad he had shaved all of his whiskers off into the pot of soup, earning the name Daddy's Whisker Soup!

Provided by Junebug's Mom

Categories Soup

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

12 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper
5 cups milk
1 (1 pound) loaf processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), cubed
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Combine potatoes, onion, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 tablespoon pepper in a large soup pot. Cover with water; bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the potatoes are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain potatoes, and return to pot.
Stir the milk and cubed cheese into the potatoes. Season with dill, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir over low heat until the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348 calories, Carbohydrate 48.2 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 13.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 1558.4 mg, Sugar 10 g