* Exported from MasterCook * Easy Potato Soup Recipe By : Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Soups Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 tablespoons Butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups Onions -- diced 4 cups Potato -- diced 1 Carrot; coarsely grated; up to 2 2 cups Water 1 1/4 teaspoons Salt 1 teaspoon Dried dill weed 3 cups Milk 2 tablespoons Fresh chopped parsley 1/4 cup Instant potato flakes -- or - potato buds In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Saute the onions until golden. Add the potatoes, carrots, water, salt, pepper, and dill. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes (or longer if you want the potatoes creamy). Stir in the milk and parsley and heat until hot, but not boiling. Stir in the potato flakes during the last few minutes of cooking. Recipe by Mr. Food - A Television Program Submitted by Roy Crockett Posted on NVN #101136 by RCrockettj on 1/5/94, no-format - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -