Anderson House Washington High Plains Potato Leek Soup
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1. In a 3 or 4-quart pot, bring broth to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in soup mix and potatoes.
2. Add contents of Potato Leek Soup Mix and potatoes, bring back to a simmer, cover and cook on low for 30 minutes.
3. Gently mash potatoes with a fork or back of spoon.
4. Stir in cream, season with salt and pepper, if desired, and remove bay leaf.
5. Cover and hold on low heat 5 minutes or longer before serving.
Notes: To serve chilled, prepare soup and refrigerate overnight. Use immersion blender or potato masher to puree soup. More cream may be added, if soup is too thick. Serve with a dollop of sour cream on top.
To boost vegetables, add 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen cauliflower, broccoli or asparagus in final 10 minutes of cooking.
To cut saturated fat, substitute 1 cup nonfat or low-fat milk for cream, and mash the potatoes during cooking to thicken the soup. Serve with dollop of nonfat or low-fat, plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. May also top with chopped chives. If using frozen hash browns, prepare with plain hash browns with no sauce. Also check that hash browns have no salt added or sugar added. For the Inventive Variations suggestions on the package and website, go for the Clam Chowder or Potato Cauliflower Soup variations rather than the variations with ham, bacon and blue cheese. For the Potato Cauliflower soup substitute low-fat, plain Greek yogurt for sour cream.
To cut sodium, prepare with low sodium broth. To cut sodium further, substitute water for half of the broth.
Ham & Potato Soup:
Add one cup diced ham with cream. Continue to cook on low 10 minutes and serve.
Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Soup:
Add 6 pieces of crisp bacon crumbled and 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese with cream. Continue to cook on low 10 minutes and serve.
Clam Chowder:
Add 1-2 cans drained clams for the last five minutes of cooking time.
A great variation for the veggie lover!