Tasty Tuesday: Cheesy Potato Soup

Now, I know I missed last week. It was crazy busy!
So I am gonna give you two ways to cook this recipe.

This week we have rain.
Cold wet rain.
And nothing makes me feel better when it is raining (which I love by the way) is a nice bowl of warm creamy soup!
Katie's Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup (with ham or bacon)
Crock Pot Recipe -
10 small to medium potatoes peeled
2 cups Ham or bacon (just one package not 2 cups)
2 cups shredded cheese - cheddar is the best
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 can water (from the can of cream of chicken soup)

1 cup cup of milk
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp parsley flakes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion salt
1 cup diced carrots (optional)

Cut peeled potatoes into bit size chunks. Set aside.
In small pot on stove, melt butter add flour. Mix into paste and cook 1 minute.
Pour in chicken broth, mix well with whisk. Pour in milk and Cream of Chicken soup, add water and stir until mixed well. Add Pepper, salt, parsley flakes and onion salt. Stir until mixed well.
Add potatoes, carrots to cream sauce.
Cook on high 3 hours
Add ham or bacon. cook another 1 to 2 hours.
Add cheese mix well until cheese is melted.
Serve with rolls or french bread.
*Side note - I sometimes use Sliced Sandwich ham instead of chunk ham. (Less expensive)

Katie's Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup with Ham or Bacon -

Stove top Recipe

10 small to medium boiled potatoes- skin on

2 cups Ham or bacon (just one package not 2 cups)

2 cups shredded cheese - cheddar is the best

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup flour

1 can Cream of Chicken soup

1 can chicken broth

1 can of water (from Cream of Chicken soup can)

1 cup of milk or cream

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp parsley flakes

1 tsp salt

1 tsp onion salt

1 cup diced cooked carrots (optional)

Dice and cook carrots until almost tender (optional)

Peeled potatoes and cut into bit size chunks. Set aside.

In large pot on stove, melt butter add flour.

Mix into paste and cook 1 minute.

Pour in chicken broth, mix well with whisk.

Pour in milk and Cream of Chicken soup, add water and stir until mixed well.

Add Pepper, salt, parsley flakes and onion salt.

Stir until mixed well.Add potatoes, carrots and cream sauce to Crock pot.

Simmer 1 hour.

Add ham or bacon.

Simmer 15 minutes.

Add cheese and mix until cheese is melted.

Serve with rolls or french bread.

*Side note - I sometimes use Sliced Sandwich ham instead of chunk ham. (Less expensive)

Enjoy... I know I will today with Left overs.

Although I am kicking myself. I forgot to put in carrots last night when I made this for dinner.

Carrots are really so good in this soup.

Any ideas for what to post next week?

Any requests?