World's Best Potato Soup
Salty ham, creamy potatoes, hearty veggies, and a savory cream base come together in this easy World's Best Potato Soup. Whip this up in your pressure cooker for a meal made in minutes.
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 257kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 Red Potatoes cubed
- 1 bunch green onions Diced
- 3 carrots diced
- 5 celery stalks Sliced
- 3 cups water
- 1 ½ cups ham steak diced
- 3 cups milk
- 8 ounces whipping cream
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 6 tablespoon water
- 8 ounces sour cream
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- parsley flakes optional
Instructions
- Combine potatoes, green onions, celery, and carrots in a pressure cooker. Cover with just enough water to cover (About 3 cups). Cook on manual pressure for 2 minutes. Use a quick release to release steam.
- Set pot to saute. Add Milk and whipping cream to the cooked veggies.
- Add diced ham.
- Create a slurry of corn starch and water and add to soup. Stir until thickened.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, onion powder, and parsely.
- Add sour cream and stir until melted.
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Notes
For stovetop:
- Add potatoes, carrots, green onions and celery to a dutch oven. Cover with water. Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Add Milk and whipping cream to the cooked veggies.
- Add diced ham.
- Create a slurry of corn starch and water and add to soup. Stir until thickened.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, onion powder, and parsely.
- Add sour cream and stir until melted.
Pro Tip: A cornstarch slurry is a mixture of a cold liquid with cornstarch. It is used as a thickening agent. A typical cornstarch slurry will consist of 2 parts cold water and 1 part cornstarch.
Nutrition
Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 672mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3758IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 1mg