Old Fashioned Potato Soup

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups diced onion
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
• 4 cups large-diced potatoes (about 2 to 2-1/2 pounds)
• 1 carrot, coarsely grated
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup potato flakes

Details

Servings 6
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, brown the onion in the butter. Add the potatoes, carrot, water, salt, pepper and dillweed.

Cook on low until potatoes are creamy, about 45 minutes. Stir in the milk and parsley and continue cooking until mixture is heated through. Stir in the potato flakes.

Notes:
If you'd like, add frozen peas or broccoli at the milk stage.