Terrific soup, without question one of the best potato soups ever. It's not a picky recipe either...I made a double recipe of it (large family) and had to substitute about a cup of the 5 cups of milk I needed with evaporated milk, soft cheese, sour cream, and half and half; plus, we were all out of swiss chesse, so I used two and half cups of Cabot extra sharp cheddar. The results were delicious--my mom loved it so much she had seconds and even thirds!
Since I hadn't read the reviews before I cooked it, I was a little surprised about how peppery it turned out, but I didn't think it was TOO peppery, necessarily. Anyway, this soup does take some time, but it is so wonderful that it's definitely worth it. I will make it again in the winter, I'm sure.
This is a great soup, I tried it with Sharp Cheddar cheese instead of Swiss cheese and it was great!
Just let me say that I am not the biggest swiss cheese fan well I wasn't the biggest swiss cheese until now. This soup is fantastic. I was sooo leary about the swiss and as others stated it really is tasty in this soup in fact I wished that I had bought more so that I could add more. My 11 yr. old ate 3 helpings! I used skim milk added a few pieces of left over broccoli chopped & 1/4 c. of left over corn. I WILL make this again it was great! Thanks Marilyn!
A wonderful soup for a cold autumn day. Next time I will definitely add some bacon pieces either to individual bowls or in the soup itself. It needs a bit more flavor. I had some leeks I needed to use up so used that instead of onion. I cut up my potatoes in small pieces not quarters and for six servings used just two rather large (baking size) yukon gold potatoes. Personal preference. I didn't have vegetable broth so used chicken broth. To keep soup from having a flour taste and from getting lumps I melted my butter added the flour cooked for about three minutes then added the milk. Let the milk heat a bit (but not to boiling) then after mashing up the veggies added it to the vegetables. That is the best way to cook this so there are no lumps. I used coarsely ground black pepper and I didn't have enough Swiss cheese only a couple of slices so I used up some other cheeses along with the Swiss: cheddar a white cheddar and parmasan. It was a great soup. Rates a five or more stores. Thick yes it is rich but oh so good.
I thought this was a great recipe. I did change it up a bit. First I used sharp cheddar instead. Second I added a bit of cayenne pepper. And thirdly while the broth and vegetables were cooking I added a tea strainer with fresh garlic cloves and then took out before adding the milk. That said it was a great recipe and I really really enjoyed it and will definently make it again.
One word...WoW! We doubled it (lg family) and it was a hit. When I read recipe reviews here I pay close attention to the ones that comment about how their picky eater loved the dish. I have yet to have my daughter love a dish that other finicky children chow on. Well this recipe is the first time I have had her eat a soup! I have tried many potatoe soups and this is the one she ate! Aside form that I made a few substitutions. I used reconstituted dry skim milk a whole red onion (pulverized) and I used low fat swiss and cheddar. I think I may try asome dill havarti next time for a change. This will be a regular on our monthly menu.
Sliced the potatoes and carrots and then cooked in my steamer for 20 minutes. Added veggies to liquid in crock pot and cooked for 30 minutes on high. Also added 1 tsp onion powder 1 tbsp minced garlic and 2 cups Italian cheese blend. Turned out fantastic!!
I liked this soup but the addition of the swiss cheese really disagreed with me and I wasn't interested in the leftovers. Next time I make this I'll use cheddar cheese. I used a homemade vegetable broth and added a dash of cayenne which made it much more flavorful. The texture is perfect though and overall it's a very hearty meal! I chose to serve it with a green vegetable and small slices of bread from a baguette.
This soup was excellent. I will definitely make ths again. The swiss cheese was wonderful in it.
Bland. I did everything correctly.
