Hearty & Healthy Potato Leek Soup
Yesterday I had my commencement experience with leeks. I'd honestly never even idea almost a leek, let lone cooked with one until this weekend when I got two of these strange looking vegetables in my Bountiful Basket.
I googled around a piffling and decided to give Potato Leek Soup a try. Oh my, was it delicious! Please don't allow the leeks scare y'all abroad. It is creamy, hearty, and the season is like a loaded baked white potato. YUM!
Hearty & Healthy Potato Leek Soup
{makes almost x – one cup servings}
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
2 leeks, thinly sliced*
1 medium onion, chopped
six-8 russet potatoes, thinly sliced**
4 cups vegetable or chicken goop (or enough to cover potatoes)
1 cup sour cream
salt to taste
fresh footing black pepper to gustatory modality
Directions
Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onions and leeks and cook, stirring, until they are limp and simply slightly brown (about 10 minutes). Add sliced potatoes to pot and pour in enough chicken goop to barely encompass the potatoes. Continue cooking over medium oestrus until potatoes are tender, about xv-20 minutes. The thinner y'all piece your potatoes (I used a mandoline slicer), the quicker they will cook. Mash and stir the potatoes with a potato masher until your desired consistency is reached, 5 or 10 more minutes. Every bit you brew the potatoes and the soup thickens, plough downward the rut and stir frequently to prevent called-for on the bottom. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper. Serve warm with crusty bread or whole wheat rolls (recipe to come presently! 🙂
*Make certain you make clean the leeks thoroughly and slice only the white and light green function.
**No need to peel the potatoes before you piece them, the skin adds to the rustic heartiness and adds good fiber and nutrition.
Nutrition Information
{serving size = 1 cup – recipe makes approximately 10 servings}
165 calories, 7g fatty, 2g cobweb, 4g poly peptide
Source: http://blog.feelgreatin8.com/hearty-healthy-potato-leek-soup/
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