Hearty Homemade Potato Soup | Cooking From Scratch | Dairy-Free | Nourishing Comfort Food

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk is lower in calories and adds a unique flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and provides good fats.

Prepare the ingredients: Cut carrots into preferred sizes, using 5 organic carrots.

Chop celery, using all available stalks and including the leaves if desired.

Chop 3 small onions to your preference.

Peel garlic cloves by smashing them to loosen the skins, then trim the ends and press them using a garlic press into the crock pot.

Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of pink Himalayan salt to the crock pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of black pepper to the crock pot, adjusting to taste.

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of dried parsley to the crock pot.

Add potatoes, cutting them into bite-sized pieces if necessary.

Pour in 2 quarts of homemade chicken bone broth into the crock pot.

Add 1 to 2 cups of freeze-dried ham pieces to the crock pot.

Fill the crock pot with water to near the top, cover it, and turn it on high.

After about an hour, check the crock pot; it should be steaming.

After a couple more hours, check the vegetables; they should be soft.

Use a manual potato masher to break up the vegetables and thicken the soup, if desired.

Optionally add cream or milk, but note that dairy is omitted in this recipe due to dietary preferences.

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