Cheesy Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. chopped onion
6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 carrots, diced
2 qt. water
6 stalks celery, diced
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 c. milk
6 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 c. American cheese, chunked
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

Preparation

Combine potatoes, carrots and celery.
Add water.
Cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
Drain, reserving liquid and setting vegetables aside.
Saute onion in butter.
Stir in flour and salt and pepper.
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
Gently stir in cooked vegetables.
Add 1 cup or more of reserved cooking liquid until soup is desired consistency.
Add cheese.
Stir gently.
Add bacon.
May need to add more liquid.