Potato Cheese Soup ~ Recipe Wednesday

This week we are having potato cheese soup! It is my daughter's favorite winter meal.

Ingredients:

5-6 medium sized peeled potatoes

1 chopped stalk of celery

1 chopped small onion

1 cube of chicken stock or a cup of homemade chicken stock ( vegetable stock can be used also)

1 cup of water ( if using homemade stock or a liquid stock from a can/carton, do not use this extra cup of water)

1/2 tsp salt

ground pepper to taste

2 tsp flour

1 1/2 cups of milk

1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese ( I used a white cheddar that I shredded)

About 2 tbsp of chopped chives...add more if you want

In a large pot add potatoes, onion, celery, boullion and water. Season with salt and pepper and simmer till everything is soft.

In a bowl mix the flour and milk. When pot of vegetables are soft add the milk mixture and cook till soup becomes thick...stir so it does not burn.

After soup has thickened add the cheese and chives, stir till cheese has melted. I mashed some of the potatoes a bit with a potato masher, to make the soup a bit more creamy, but if you like a chunky soup, no need to mash.

Enjoy this weeks soup! Hope you and your kids ( if you have kids) like it!