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Few things scream \u201ccomfort food\u201d quite like potato soup. Hearty, cheap, and endlessly customizable, the classic cold weather dish has been an essential as long as we can remember.\n<\/p>\n
On busy winter nights, we crave the simplest of dinners\u2014and this 5-ingredient potato soup fits the bill. With just a few budget-friendly staples (including a genius secret ingredient), you can have a warm and cozy dinner on the table in less than half an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The genius secret ingredient? Prepared mashed potatoes<\/strong>. You can use leftover homemade mashed potatoes or something store-bought from the refrigerator aisle\u2014it\u2019ll turn out great either way.\n<\/p>\n Our very own Nicole McLaughlin put the simple recipe to the test and gave it a 5-star rating. \u201cIt’s perfection and no one has to know our secret,\u201d says Nicole.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n She opted for two packages of Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes, noting they already contain milk and butter.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \u201cAs these cook and get heated, they\u2019ll just melt into that broth and it\u2019s going to be so creamy and\u00a0velvety smooth,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nicole zhuzhed up her batch by making it a loaded potato soup, garnishing each bowl with all the usual suspects: Cheddar cheese, green onions, bacon, and sour cream. She also opted for heavy cream instead of milk to make it extra decadent and creamy.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Of course, you should always spice up your soups to taste\u2014salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper are all great options.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get the recipe<\/strong>: 5-Ingredient Potato Soup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Few things scream \u201ccomfort food\u201d quite like potato soup. Hearty, cheap, and endlessly customizable, the classic cold weather dish has been an essential as long as we can remember. On busy winter nights, we crave the simplest of dinners\u2014and this 5-ingredient potato soup fits the bill. With just a few […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kitchen-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} The Secret Ingredient <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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