I modified this recipe quite a bit to fit with the ingredients I had on hand and to make it slightly lower in fat, but I still got superb results. I doubled the recipe, and in place of the carrots, I added one large can of corn. I used half butter and half olive oil instead of all margarine. I replaced the whole milk with skim milk and a small can of part-skim evaporated milk. I also left out the mustard powder, allspice, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper, and chicken boullion, replaced the celery seed with celery salt, and added some freshly ground pepper. One might argue that what I made is a completely different recipe, but this existing recipe made a great jumping-off point, and the resulting soup (or chowder, as I would call it) was still very flavorful. It would make a fantastic chowder to which to add haddock or another fish for a flavorful fish chowder. Another reviewer mentioned that this was a very thick soup - in doubling the recipe, I used a little less than twice the amount of flour called for, and the skim milk also thinned it a bit. I also cooked it for a little less than the recommended amount of time in order to keep the potatos firm, and didn't break them up with my spoon. Overall, a fantastic chowder!
This is the best potato soup recipe I have ever tasted. The combination of seasonings was just right. And lots of veggies too. Really hit the spot. Thanks Kevin!
This recipe was delicious and easy to throw together despite having worked an 8 hour day. It was quite tasty and had a yummy aroma while cooking. What I did differently: I used butter instead of margarine. I also did not use any of the following: parsley, allspice, celery seed, dried thyme, cayenee nor the chicken bullion. This is a thick soup and I'm glad I only used 2 large potatoes instead of 3. This is a great soup and I easily can see myself adding broccoli and other leftover veggies next time. It thickens up a little bit more after you put it in the fridge, if you don't like thick soup, when you reheat it, just add a scant 1/4 cup chicken stock or milk. GREAT and I look foward to making this again!
This recipe is awesome..and unlike most people that try new recipes and then review them with saying I changed that or did not have that!! You cannot rate a recipe UNLESS you make it exactly like it is stated, once you do--then you may change it to your liking the second time around--this recipe is awesome...I did not change a thing, good job!!!
My only problem with this recipe is the over bearing taste of mustard powder.I cut it back to 1/2 tsp.on my second attempt and now I have a family favourite.
This was so good and I liked how I could hide vegetables in it. My husband hates mustard but he even liked this. I used 2/3 cup powdered milk with 2 cups water for the milk. I also used 2 chicken bouillon cubes with 2 cups water. These changes just made it cheaper. I didn't have dry white wine. My extremely picky two year old even ate this.
Yummy comfort food. Be sure to cut your potatoes into small chunks--I recommend smaller than the 1/4 inch cubes in the recipe.
This soup is great! I have made it several times and my girls love it. I was missing the allspice & celery seed but it was still fantastic. This recipe is a keeper.
This was wonderful! I had to add more milk but this was the best potato soup I have ever had. Topped it with bacon bits sour cream and green onions! Yummy!
I thought this was a little bland. It was a lot better the next day but will probably not make again.
