LEEK POTATO SOUP
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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
3 large leeks1 large sweet onion4 medium potatoes (2 1/4-3 1/4")4 cups of fat-free chicken brothwater for consistency3 Tbsp buttersalt and pepper to tasteone cup fat-free half and half ( you CAN get by with half a cup and it will still taste good)
Directions
cut any brown tips, and roots off the leeks but you will use all of leek. Slice leeks, break apart and WASH thoroughly!
Chop onion.
Peel, dice and rinse potatoes.
Saute leeks and onion in the butter until soft.
Put into a heavy saucepan. Add the broth and potato, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
Use stick blender and puree the whole mixture.
Add half and half cream and heat through.
Add water if you wish but this is a fairly thick soup.
Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TENNETUBBIE.
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 168.6
  • Total Fat: 5.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.0 mg
  • Sodium: 915.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

Member Reviews
  • CD11531936
     I used celery as well. And I don't have an immersion blender so I just ladled a bunch of the soup into my regular blender, pureed it and pour it back into the pot. - 1/15/12
  • COUNTRYCHICK33
     This is very good! The only thing I added was some garlic, just because I love garlic and onions together. I didn't have an immersion blender so I just poured it into my ninja. - 1/14/12
  • APPLEPIEDREAMS
     Absolutely amazing. I took a lot longer to make it because I cooked up the potatoes in my dutch oven. So good though. I didn't want to share and also didn't feel the need to toss a bunch of cheese in it like I do with most soups. - 9/23/11
  • MELENDEZFAMILY
     This was a very good recipe, quick and simple. I did replace 2 of the cups of water with vegetable broth, which gave it a more robust flavor. Other than that, GREAT IDEA with the herbs. THANK YOU! - 4/21/10
  • TIME2LOOZ1
     Perfect! I didn't add the 1/2 and 1/2 at all - just water with some chicken consomme powder mix for flavor ... still delicious. I also left the skin on the potatoes (after scrubbing VERY well). - 1/8/10
  • HOLLYM48
     My family loves this leek potato soup recipe.....Specially in the winter! - 6/6/19
  • RD03875
     I thought it was very good, husband said it was bland, what does he know. I added some garlic, a pinch of thyme and bay leaves. I may add some celery or broccoli when I reheat it. Thank you for posting. - 2/11/19
  • SRIVERS1
     This was really good added onion , some garlic and a little basil. It came out really good. - 3/21/18
  • NEMODUCK
     I absolutely love this soup. - 2/18/18
  • AVEYBABY
     I halved the recipe, so only used one large leek, two potatoes, half onion etc., and it turned out great! Very tasty, and after blending with my new stick blender it looked a little like thick pea soup, and tasted like leek-onion, the 5% 'half and half' I added made it creamy and YUM! - 4/28/14
  • FRAYSER
     Loved it with and without creame - 7/23/13
  • CD13926130
     Great recipe! I didn't bother with blending the soup though because I like the chunky brothy consistency. I also added rosemary, thyme and a bay leaf when sautee-ing the leeks and onions. It's very fragrant and flavorful! - 6/5/13
  • PHIL2682
     This was my first time making Potato Leek soup and it was a winner! Super easy and it was very good. Definitely will make this one again and again. - 11/12/12
  • KJBDOIT
     easy to make . used 1% milk and only had two leeks and one yellow onion. My son says it is bland but I like how it tastes very much. - 1/9/12
  • STEPHENSONS
     Very tasty. I bought an immersion blender after I tried to pour the soup into the food processor and made a huge mess. Next time, I will use my stick blender. - 9/28/11
  • BASIA007
     I added some parmesan cheese to garnish/add flavour and it was divine for an early fall evening :) - 9/28/11
  • WISHICOULDFLY
     Yum! I did not have FF Half & Half, so I used skim milk; I switched out the butter for olive oil and the chicken broth for vegetable broth. I'm sure it would have been even better with the original recipe, but it was delicious this way too! Nice and simple. I love it. - 2/2/11
  • TVQUEEN6833
     This soup was great! The taste was perfect and I will be making this often - 1/13/11
  • MRSBANNA
     yummy! i tripled the recipe to bring to work, and it was a huge hit! - 11/6/10
  • HEART1231
     excellent and quick! - 10/31/10
  • SISSYFEB48
     very good, though I used twice the amount of leeds since we have a lot from the garden. - 10/15/10
  • HEALTHYLIVN4ME
     VERY GOOD! I didn't use all of the leek as the recipe calls for. I sliced them 1/8 inch thick where the leek was still tightly grown together--about 5 inches. I added 1 cup of water to make the servings come out to 8 cups. The soup was still plenty thick. I used 1 cup of fat-free half in half. - 2/2/09



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