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Creamy Potato Cheese Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 tbsp. dried basil
4 tbsp. butter
2 cups Velveeta cheese
10 small red potatoes, diced and reserved in cold water to prevent browning
2 diced carrots
2 diced celery stalks
1 white onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed or 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups heavy cream
6 cups chicken broth
Directions:
Directions:
Turn stock pot on medium high. Melt butter in the stock pot. Add celery, onion, carrots. Cook down until onions are translucent. Add basil and garlic-shallot purée. After 3 minutes, add diced potatoes and stir another 3 minutes.
Carefully pour in 6 cups chicken broth. Boil for 20 minutes, then stir in a roux made from 4 tablespoons flour and 4 tablespoons butter.
Wait a few minutes for the soup to thicken slightly. Add cream. Whisk and simmer for 20 minutes.
Slowly stir in cheese and melt it down. After the cheese has melted, pour into warmed bowls and season with salt and fresh cracked pepper.

 

 

 

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