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Mashed Potato Soup

Comfort food, as an ingredient for comfort food, and utilized left overs... WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 bowls
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, British, European
Calories: 125
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 ea Leek Washed, white and light green chopped
  • 1 cup Mushrooms Washed, Diced
  • 4 cup Stock Chicken, veggie, mushroom
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Fresh Ground
  • 2 cups Mashies See my basic post
  • 1/2 cup Chedder Cheese Grated
  • Heavy Cream To consistancy
  • Salt and Pepper To Taste

Method
 

  1. In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter until softened
  2. Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender and onion is golden
  3. Add stock, salt, pepper, stir to mix
  4. Blend in mashed potatoes, stirring until lumps are gone
  5. Bring soup to a boil, then lower heat and add cheddar cheese, stirring until it is melted and smooth
  6. Mix in sour cream, and cream/half and half, stirring to heated through but not boiling

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 1080mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 820IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 1mg

Notes

One can render out several slices of bacon and use that in place of the butter, and crumble the bacon in or use as a garnish
Top with fresh croutons, grated cheese, slice scallions drizzle with a bit of sour cream, of swirl in additional cream.  Dress to suit your taste.

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