Creamy Cheesy Sausage And Potato Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 9 cups potatoes, diced (or use as many potatoes as desired)
• 6 ounces velveeta cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 lbs mild sausage, cut into about 2-inch pieces (can use more than 2 pounds if desired)
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 1/2 cups half-and-half cream or 3 1/2 cups full-fat milk
• salt and pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, parmesan cheese for sprinkling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dice/cube the potatoes into any size desired, and cook them in salted water, when cooked, drain the water and set the cooked potatoes aside.
• 2 prepare the cheese mixture: over medium heat in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the 1/3 cup butter with 2 tablespoons oil.
• 3 stir/whisk in 1/3 cup flour, and mix for 1 minute.
• 4 slowly add in 1 cup half and half or milk, whisking until well blended.
• 5 add in the sour cream, velveeta cheese and grated cheddar cheese.
• 6 now slowly add in the remaining 2-1/2 cups half and half or milk (if using); cook and stir for about 30 seconds; set aside.
• 7 in a hot skillet, brown the sausage pieces, then add in the chopped onion and garlic (saute for 2 minutes).
• 8 add in the sausage/onion mixture along with the salt, pepper, basil, parsley, 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese and garlic powder (if using) into the cheese/milk mixture, and continue cooking until all of the cheese is completely melted.
• 9 add in the cooked cubed potatoes to the cheese mixture; gently mix to combine.
• 10 cook over low heat until desired temperature is reached.
• 11 ladle into serving bowls.
• 12 sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.