You all have those days when we’re making something we think is going to be the best thing we’ve ever eaten, and it turns out to be a big flop.
You also have those days when you’re making something you think is going to be mediocre and it turns out way better than you expected.
Today was a bit of a mixed bag.
I started out baking my bread machine buns, which I love — they really are perfect every time! I only wish I had a bigger bread machine.
Then I moved on to a Butter Tart Coffee Cake — I really thought this was going to be amazing. I mean, you can just imagine it, can’t you? I used a recipe, and I promise you I followed it and everything. But it was just a horrible mess. It was a stiff, leaky, sticky — though very tasty — mess. You better believe we ate every bite of it, but it just is not blogworthy.
My brother-in-law was over helping my husband with our deck, which is exciting because you can almost believe it’s getting close to that time when one would want to use a deck in Manitoba. But I wasn’t really looking forward to cooking lunch after cleaning and baking all morning.
I had pinned this recipe for Nacho Potato Chowder from Inside BruCrew Life and I’m sure it’s amazing. The problem is, I just didn’t have all of the ingredients. And I’m not even sure we can get all of the ingredients in Canada (condensed Nacho cheese soup?). So I wanted to figure out a way to get a lot of the same flavour without having to remember to buy things I don’t normally have around the house.
I started with my regular potato soup base: carrots, celery, potatoes, onions in broth. I added some salt and other spices that I thought could get me closer to that nacho flavour I desired. I thickened some milk with a roux, added some cheddar cheese and corn and I was really happy with the result! I think I actually surprised myself with how close I got to the flavour I wanted.
Creamy Nacho Potato Soup
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups finely chopped carrots
- 3 ribs celery finely chopped
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 8 small potatoes or 4 large, 6 medium (cut into 1/2” pieces)
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1-2 cups frozen corn
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot, add carrots, celery, onion and potatoes to broth (I get my broth heating while I chop my veg). Add chili powder, cumin, garlic and salt.
- Bring to a boil and reduce to medium heat. Cook, simmering over medium heat until potatoes and carrots are tender (about 15 minutes).
- Meanwhile, prepare your roux. In a large bowl (make sure it’s big enough — you don’t want it to boil over), melt butter in the microwave. Whisk in flour first, then milk.
- Heat in the microwave at 1 minute intervals (no longer), whisking each time, until thickened.
- Add to the soup once vegetables are cooked. Stir in corn and cheddar cheese.
- Garnish with more corn and cheese if desired.
Nutrition Information
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Pete says
Made this in the restaurant where I work. Is pretty good.
The Recipe Rebel says
Glad to hear!
Jill says
Can’t wait to try this! Just confirming it’s 4 cups of carrots?
Thank you!
Ashley Fehr says
Yes 🙂 I like carrots in my soup! You can always reduce it
Andrea says
I made it for the first time. I added some grilled chicken for protein and loved it!! Will be making it again soon 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
So glad you liked it!
Steve says
Delish! Will definitely make again! Thank you! : )
Ashley Fehr says
Awesome! Thank you for letting me know!
Lee willie says
Hi, could you add the flour to the veg and then add the broth? And finish the dish of with the milk?
Ashley says
You could definitely try! My mom always made potato soup this way, so I guess it’s out of habit that I do it this way. I also find you have to stir more frequently when cooking vegetables in a thickened liquid.
marcie@flavorthemoments says
This soup looks wonderful! I’m a huge soup fan, and this is loaded with so many delicious ingredients and flavors. I’d just love a bowl! 🙂
Ashley says
It is so good — I was really surprised how well my random spice mixture turned out! Thanks for stopped by 🙂
Sarah @ Devour says
Hello fellow Canadian! What is condensed nacho cheese soup anyway?! Your soup looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try it.
Ashley says
Nice to meet you! I hope you try it and let me know what you think! Heading over to check out your blog now 🙂
Joachim Gabel says
Looks as if your approach is the same way to new recipes as I do.
Greetings from Germany, Joachim
Ashley says
Nice to hear! Glad you stopped by 🙂
Joachim Gabel says
I didn’t stop yet. I’ve to cook for every day, so I use a lot of proofed recipes. On weekends I have time to experiment with new ingredients and new preparations. The results you can find on my site. Ok, only in German but I’m working on an international presentation of my recipes.
Ashley says
Experimenting can definitely be a lot of fun! And you certainly discover some great new combinations! Let me know when you get them posted in English — I’d love to check out your site.