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Best Potato Soup

This creamy vegetarian potato soup flavored with thyme, smoked Gouda cheese, and chives is the easiest soup that will warm you up all winter.

Original recipe: delish.com

Yield:
12 servings
Prep:
20 min
Cook:
0 sec
Total:
50 min
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Ingredients

  1. 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  2. 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  3. 2 stalks celery, chopped
  4. 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  5. 1 tsp. dried thyme
  6. Kosher salt
  7. 6 medium russet potatoes (about 3 1/2 lb. total), peeled, cut into 1/2" cubes
  8. 6 c. low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
  9. 1 c. half-and-half
  10. 6 oz. shredded smoked Gouda
  11. Sliced chives, for serving
  12. Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large (at least 6-qt.) pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and thyme; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add potatoes and stir to combine. Stir in broth and increase heat to high. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Using a ladle, transfer about 4 c. potato mixture and broth to a blender. Partially cover or vent lid and blend until smooth. Return to pot, stirring to incorporate. Add half-and-half and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally to ensure soup isn’t scorching bottom of pot, until slightly thickened, 12 to 15 minutes.
  3. Stir in Gouda until melted; season with salt.
  4. Divide soup among bowls. Top with chives and a few grinds of pepper.