Here are some low-cost potato soup recipes that’ll work great for lunch.
Easy Potato Soup
6 cups diced Potatoes
1/2 cup chopped Onions
2 stalks chopped Celery w/leaves
1 Carrot, chopped
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Celery Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
8 slices Bacon, crumbled
White Sauce:
6 tablespoons Bacon Drippings (or melted butter)
2 tablespoons Flour
2 cups Milk
Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain grease/drippings into bowl, reserve. Wash and prepare vegetables. Place vegetables in large dutch oven and just cover with water. Cook over medium heat, covered, until vegetables are tender. Prepare white sauce with reserved drippings mixing well. Slowly add to vegetables (do not drain) stirring to mix. Heat through and add bacon pieces. Add 1 tablespoon of parsley flakes if desired.
Slow Cooker Potato Soup
3 Potatoes, peeled & cut into bite size pieces
1 large Onion
1 Carrot, chopped
1 stalk Celery, chopped
1 tablespoon Parsley
5 cups Water
4 Chicken Bouillon Cubes
1 tablespoons Salt
Pepper, to taste
Cook on low 10 to 12 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. During the last hour of cooking, add 1 1/2 cups milk. TIP: If you own a blender, it works well to chop all vegetables in it.
Taken from PotatoSoupRecipe.com