Thursday, December 19, 2013

Cheesy Dill Potato Soup

When I was a kid, my mom made this amazing soup out of a recipe she found in the back of a magazine. Once I was old enough to cook, I started making it too. It's one of my all-time favorite comfort foods. After I went to college, she lost the recipe and eventually I just kinda forgot about it in all the craziness of classes, studying, and roadtrips. It was sometime last year when I remembered Cheesy Dill Potato Soup--and of course, that resulted in an immediate and insatiable craving for it. After scouring the internet for the recipe in vain, I found a cheesy potato soup recipe that was similar, and tweaked it a bit. Now that winter weather is here, I'll be making it quite a bit, and I thought I would share the recipe. I'm pretty sure there's nothing healthy about it, but it's definitely good for the soul....and the taste buds!

You will need:

4 1/2 cups of water
4-5 medium-sized potatoes
1/2 cup of uncooked rice (I use Minute Rice)
3-4 Tbsp dried dill
2 Tbsp chopped onion
2 chicken bullion cubes
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
8 oz Velveeta*, cubed
1/2 c sour cream

*I'm typically one to use generic products because I think it's really dumb to pay more for a virtually identical product (my husband and I get most of our groceries at Aldi, for heaven's sake), but there are sometimes it does make a difference. [Case in point: Cheetos. Generic Cheetos are gross.] This is one of those times. I've tried using generic processed cheese and it results in soup that's overly salty and kind of waxy. So buy Velveeta.

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Instructions:

Pour water into a large pot. Peel and cube potatoes and add to water.

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Add in rice, dill, onion, bullion cubes, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

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Add in Velveeta cubes and sour cream. Heat and stir until melted, but do not bring back to a boil. You're done! Enjoy!

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2 comments :

  1. Great recipe. I don't love the flavor of Velveeta though, I wonder if you could use a different kind of cheese like cheddar?

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    1. I would say you could definitely get away with a mild cheddar for sure! Sharp might overpower the dill a bit. I'd definitely go with shredded for easier melting. Give it a try and let me know how it turns out!

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