Dinner for 2

Creamy Potato Soup

Name: Creamy Potato Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 potatoes; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp chopped onion; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 cups whole milk; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp celery salt; 1 dash pepper; paprika and minced fresh parsley

$5.49for 430 minServes 2

Diced potatoes, onion, butter, flour, and milk simmer together into a warm, creamy soup finished with simple seasonings.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Potatoes, 0.9 lb$0.99/lb typical	0.9 lb	$0.87Typical price
	Onions, a little$1.29/lb typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Milk, 26 oz$0.04/oz typical	26 oz	$1.02Typical price
	Celery, a little$2.29 each typical	a little	$0.01Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.75

Swaps

Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Flour

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.37 per serving$5.49 for 4

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Ingredients

2 potatoes
1 cup water
2 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp celery salt
1 dash pepper
paprika and minced fresh parsley

Steps

Peel and dice the potatoes, then boil them with the water in a medium saucepan for 10 minutes.
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion for 3 minutes.
Stir in the flour, then slowly whisk in the milk, salt, celery salt, and pepper.
Add the cooked potatoes and simmer the soup over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, stirring often.
Sprinkle the soup with paprika and minced parsley before serving.