Easy Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. (1/4 c.) butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. diced onions
1 or 2 carrots, coarsely grated
4 c. diced potatoes
2 c. water
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. dried dill weed
3 c. milk
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/4 c. instant potato flakes or buds

Preparation

In a large saucepan, melt the butter.
Saute the onions until golden.
Add the potatoes, carrots, water, salt, pepper and dill weed.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes (or longer if you want the potatoes creamy).
Stir in the milk and parsley and heat until hot, but not boiling.
Stir in the potato flakes during the last few minutes of cooking.
Yields 8 to 10 servings.