Chunky Potato-pepper Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 medium potatoes, cubed (2 1/4 cups)
• 2 cups vegetable broth or 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 small green pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 small yellow sweet pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 small onion, chopped (1/3 cup)
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan combine potatoes and vegetable or chicken broth.
• 2 bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or till potatoes are tender-- do not drain.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large saucepan cook the green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, and onion in hot margarine or butter till tender but not brown.
• 4 stir in flour, salt, black pepper, and ground red pepper.
• 5 add milk all at once.
• 6 cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• 7 cook and stir for 1 minutes more.
• 8 stir in undrained potatoes- heat through.
• 9 to serve, ladle soup into individual bowls.