Really Great!

My boyfriend and I LOVED this soup. It definitely requires all of the liquid that's listed in the recipe. At first I tried using only 2 cups of chicken broth (1 can) and it was too much like mashed potatoes. I added the other cup and it created a great, thick soup. Also, roast the garlic WITH the potatoes. Will be adding a dollop of sour cream and some bacon bits on top.

Made this with already roasted garlic--just tossed in a number of cloves. It's very good, but I think I'd add ham or bacon next time. I used smaller red potatoes and halved the recipe, so used 6 potatoes. I don't have a blender but I used my trusty food processor and it was fine. Although I generally like larger chunks of potato, I actually wasn't a fan of putting the reserved potatoes on top; didn't like the chunks that way. I think I will process it all next time. Thanks for the recipe!

I agree with those who used a potato masher, using a blender turned my soup into a gummy mess! And, it was way too thick. However, the soup had great flavor. I sauted my onion in bacon grease which added a great deal of flavor. In an effort cause a distration to the starch, gummy nature of the soup I added some chorizo sausage. Next time around I will use a potato masher, or force the soup through a tamis to avoid getting such a gummy result.

Thought this was was really good. I think it would be even better the longer it sat but it didn't have time to sit very long before it was all gone. Even my son the picky eater ate 2 bowls. Personally i didnt put it in a blender til smooth. I used a potato masher, left everything in the pot and mashed it up some in the pot. I used larger chunks of potato so i was able to just mash those up into smaller ones. Topped it off with light cheddar, bacon bits and chives. I didnt hold any of the potatos back in reserve. I didnt even use any oil as it said to do so i could cut the fat count down further. Great recipe and great base for other things. Thanks.

This is a really good base for a soup, and I was surprised that with so few ingredients it had such a good flavor. I used red potatoes (leaving the skins on for a nice color), roasted the garlic with them, and sprinkled some oregano and salt in with the pepper and olive oil. I used red onions also. At first, the soup was quite a bit thinner than I normally like my cream soups, but I was able to solve this by simply adding in the potatoes I had reserved. For this I just used a hand mixer (not a blender) to keep some of the chunks in tact, and garnished with shredded parmesan and crumbled bacon. Overall, I was pleased. I'm even looking forward to leftovers for lunch.

I thought this was pretty good and would make it again. I used red potatoes and didn't peel them, because I'm lazy and who likes peeling potatoes anyway?! =) The peels mixed right in after the trip through the blender, and they gave a little color to the soup.

this is a pretty good recipe. i will definitely make it again. :)

A little thinner than i like my cream soups. And i didn't add the water with the broth at the end. Good flavor but it needs something. I will keep working on it. It is a good starter base for a soup.

My husband won't shut up about how much he loves this recipe. It is really great.

Tasted great, but needed to be thinned out tons!! It was like mashed potatos. I'd say add at least 5-10 cups of broth.

This soup was just alright! It was ridiculously thick and i could only eat a half bowl after adding more water to it! Probably won't make it again!

Loaded with flavor. Easy up on the milk for garlic mashpotatoes, then add milk to any leftovers to complete this as a soup. Nice and hearty!

This soup was prety good. Very easy to make. I followed the recipe as instructed, but I omited the milk (we don't drink milk) and the taste was good. I think it will taste better tomorrow for left overs once the falvours have more time to settle. I used white potatoes and left the peel on them.

I've made this twice & I really like it. I added the garlic to the potatoes & roasted them, too. This time I just mashed the potatoes, so it would be a little bit chunky and added some ham and colby/jack cheese. YUM! Don't forget a nice loaf of crusty bread!

This was some great soup! Just one note; The recipe says to add the garlic cloves to the pot....should they be roasted with the potatoes? I roasted them and the soup was delicious!

MY HUSBAND LOVES HIS MOMS POTATO SOUP, WHEN I FOUND THIS ONE I WASNT SURE HE WOULD LIKE IT, WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK I GAVE IT TO HIM FOR DINNER HE LOVED IT