Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

This is the BEST EVER soup. It is now my favorite food. I upped the cheese to 2 1/2 cups, and some of it was sharp cheese. This is really good and it has a tangy "umami" taste to it. I LOVE it. I've never tried a better potato soup, even in the restaraunts. My ONLY complaint is that I can't stay away from it. It deserves 6 stars! PS. Ground pepper-or the smoked kind- is needed!

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

WOW! I sauteed the onions and celery, and used the bacon as a topper....IT WAS FANTASTIC! I had unexpected company come in, invited them to stay and they said it was the best potato soup they had eaten. This recipe makes alot! It fed 6 adults and a child with at least that much left over. You will not regret making this recipe! I PROMISE!!!!!

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Hunny

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Yum!! sauteed bacon, onion, and celery together- left grease, used russets- left on skin (so easy)- used chic. broth (1 reg. carton)-not cubes. mashed potatoes a little and used a little cornstarch to thicken to a chowder!! 1/2 and 1/2- shake of salt/pepper/garlic- Mmmmmm.... chunks of potato- bacon- cheese- omg- not goood for the diet prepared as such- but.... I felt so warm and cozy- comfort food at its best-

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Wiser1

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Living In: Marietta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

This is the best, Cook the Bacon and Celery and Onion and Mushrooms sauteed together, leave the grease!!it the will not affect the soup!, enhances the flavor!, do it in a Crock Pot! I use the New Digital GE one with Presets! pick # 7 3 hrs on high and wala!

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Michael Walker

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

This is a great recipe. I would have given it five stars but I thought it needed to be a little thicker. I did make some changes. I Fried the bacon and first so I could saute the celery and onions in the bacon grease( I put the bacon on a plate so I could put the bacon in the soup after I had dished it up)I also put carotts in with the celery and onions. Instead of water I used chicken broth. I think next time I will just use four cups of chicken broth instead of six. I also think that I will try cheese whiz instead of the cheddar cheese next time I make this.

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Heather

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Living In: Orem, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

Very Good! I added some garlic and used chicken stock. Yummy!

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John

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

This will become a favorite for my family! I left out the garlic though because I am pregnant and just the thought of garlic makes me ill. Normally I love garlic...weird!

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

Excellent !!! But one tip, do not waste your time frying all that bacon, only to put it in the soup and it gets all soggy again...UGH ! Buy 'real' bacon bits(not those fake Bac-O's kind) and thow them in/or on top, when you serve the soup. YUMMO !!!!!!!!! :-)

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

AMAZING. I had never made homemade soup before, found this recipe and couldn't believe how EASY, QUICK, and DELICIOUS it was! I thought it tasted just like Panera, maybe better! I made it twice recently, the first using half and half the second time substituting milk (forgot to buy half and half), it made a HUGE difference, it was much thinner using milk, do not substitute :)

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Kelly

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

This was by far the best and easiest recipe I've encountered for Potato Soup.

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

Love it. I have made this a number of times. I really love it when the weather starts to cool off.

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LORIDEUEL

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

This was a good soup, just not our favorite potato soup. We're still looking for that one, but this one was pretty good. It was a little thin...that's my biggest complaint. I hate having to thicken cheesy soups. In my opinion, they should be creamy and thick without help...but that's just me! I did saute my onion and celery to help them along a little. Thanks for posting. I probably won't make again just because we have a couple of others that we like, but this is a really good recipe, so definitely try it and decide for yourself if it's your "world's best!"

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Raoulysgirl

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Living In: Camdenton, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

I have used this recipe several times. I also make a few changes. Use chicken broth instead of water. I use cream of celery and cream of chicken soup. Always put in extra cheese and use the bacon for individual topping. i think it gets to soggy if you put it in as the recipe calls for.

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MKWOMAN

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Home Town: Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

Really great recipe to start with. I made some changes per other's reviews: Sauted the onion and celery in bacon grease before adding it to pot, as well as added some other seasonings such as garlic salt, fresh-ground pepper, and thyme. I also sauted minced garlic in the bacon grease, put it in the pot, and added half the chopped bacon back to the fry pan after the garlic and that really made the bacon taste even better. I used the garlic bacon as topping for the soup after it was all done - we liked the crispiness of it. My husband was craving potato soup and was very pleased with this, as was I!

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emilymarie

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Home Town: Enumclaw, Washington, USA

Living In: Bothell, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

Wonderful! I will denfitely make again. Next time adding italian sausage to give it a hint of spice. Makes a lot be sure to invite family or friends over to share the warm goodness.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

I have made this recipe several times now for the concession stand at my boys wrestling tournaments. It is always a huge hit. People come back to the concession stand asking who made the soup and asking for the recipe. I "fried" the celery, onion and diced bacon together then added it to the boiled potatoes. Followed thre rest of the recipe, except, occasional used just milk instead of half and half and gotten just as much appreciation.

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Vanita

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

Very good, thanks for the recipe. The only thing I changed was to saute the celery and onions in a small amount of the bacon grease. I also used golden mushroom soup instead of regular cream of mushroom, because it's what I had.

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GrandmaK

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

I used the bacon ends and pieces and topped it with some green onions. (I had also used the suggestions and added salt, pepper, garlic, and sauted the onions and celery) It's an excellent soup! My two year old loves it too!

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2007

This recipe for Potato Soup is delicious! The only changes I made were to chop the onion and celery very fine and saute them in a little of the bacon drippings before adding them to the soup. I only added about a 1/4 cup of the bacon to the soup, the rest went on top when it was served so that it would remain crunchy. I used Cream of Chicken soup and 3 cubes of Knorr chicken boullion. To make it creamy I used a hand blender to puree the soup as a final step. I served it in homemade bread bowls to a group of 12 girls and they couldn't get enough!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2007

This was very good. I scaled down to 4 servings and used cream of celery soup on place of cream of mushroom. Added some shredded cheese and chives when served. Next time I will peel the potatoes (didn't like the peel coming off while eating) and try ground sage sausage. *update* I've make this again and added dried thyme, parsley and garlic to give more flavor.

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