Jalapeno & Potato Soup
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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 1/2 lbs Potatoes (about 5 potatoes) peeled and chopped2 Tbsp Margarine 1/2 cup Chopped Onion 4 cups Chicken Broth (99% fat free)1/2 tsp Ground Cumin 2 Tbsp* Chopped Jalapeno Peppers 2 cups Evaporated Milk (nonfat)1 1/2 Tbsp Salt 2 tsp Ground Black Pepper Baking Soda
Directions
Melt the margarine in large pot and saute chopped onions on medium heat. While they're sauteeing, start peeling cutting up your potatoes.

Once the onions have turned clear, add the potatoes, chicken broth, and cumin. Stir and bring to a boil. Then cover, reduce heat to medium, and allow the potatoes to cook until they soften enough to eat (about 20 minutes).

After the potatoes have cooked, remove the pot from the heat and add the chopped jalapeños, a pinch of baking soda, and the evaporated milk.

Mash the potatoes with a potato masher (or a large fork if you don't have a potato masher) while they're still in the pot. Stir thoroughly and add the salt and pepper.

Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.

*2 tbsp of jalapeno is spicy, adjust more or less to your taste. I have used both fresh and canned jalapenos, fresh does give a better flavor, but canned works perfectly fine. I do think canned gives a bit more spice though!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHYTEETEE.
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 162.2
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 2.6 mg
  • Sodium: 1,678.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 8.0 g

Member Reviews
  • OBUSWEETPEA
     Wonderful! I love potato soap in general, but I always have to add cheddar cheese, crackers, and other things to "doctor it up" beforehand, or it's just too bland. This needed no extras, though! I added nothing to it at all, and it was excellent! This is a definite keeper! - 11/30/09
  • SIPHOS
     This is AMAZING. I made it with regular milk, but used a little less than the recipe called for to maintain the thickness. I used a hand blender to get a lovely creamy texture, and then added a little more jalapeno so that there were little spicy chunks throughout. Absolutely fantastic. - 11/15/09
  • LFLANAGAN35
     I made in crockpot so no need for butter - crushed up the potatoes once they cooked. I only added 1 14oz can of evap. milk an hour before we ate. 2TBS of jalopeno made it a bit to spice for me so next time I'll only add about 1/2 TBS. - 1/27/10
  • ALEPEQUIJADA
     Great! - 5/12/21
  • PICKIE98
     I used 1t of peppers, did it all in the crockpot, so need to mash or use butter. I used 1t of cominos instead of the recipe stat. - 1/2/21
  • GO65BOY
     ME and the wife liked this soup very much. I also only added about a 1/2 tbs
    of the diced jalapenos and we could get the flavor added with them. Will put this on my list to
    try again. Also made a little garlic bread to go with it. - 12/30/20
  • CHERYLHURT
     Excellent - 9/14/20
  • JANIEWWJD
     This soup is so good!!! - 6/7/20
  • RAPUNZEL53
     Will try. - 7/9/19
  • SUSANBEAMON
     I love potato soup. I have never needed to smash the potatoes. Properly cooked, they just fell apart on their own. Tried it with half the peppers. If I make this version again, jalapenos will go nowhere near it. - 5/26/19
  • RHOOK20047
     A great zippy soup. Great on a cold day to warm you up from the inside out. - 12/14/18
  • USMAWIFE
     liked this a lot - 11/27/18
  • AZMOMXTWO
     thank you - 8/20/18
  • NASFKAB
     sounds like a great idea was thinking of adding fish or shrimp later for the taste & make it complete - 6/22/18
  • JADED-SAGE
     This is amazing! Next time I'm gonna add more jalapeños. I added bacon this time and it's fantastic. Will definitely be making this again. I used red potatoes and used a hand mixer to mash the potatoes. I also added paprika and tons of garlic. - 1/10/17
  • CLAYSDAD
     Absolutely delicious!! I did add a little shredded chese and bacon bits at the end but probably didn't need to! Will definitely go in the rotation!! - 2/15/16
  • JISTY06
     This recipe is awesome! I've made it twice. However, unless you want it incredibly spicy, don't cook it in a crock pot! I did that the first time around since I had to work and it was crazy spicy. On the stove it came out amazing. =) - 1/11/14
  • CD13954456
     Made this with cauliflower instead of potatoes and it was wonderful (with even less calories)!! - 5/23/13
  • CD13180839
     I made this for dinner tonight. My soup turned out a little grainy. Next time I would add more jalapeno, less salt, and use my immersion blender to get a finer texture. All in all not bad but it needs something else. - 1/5/13
  • CD13346538
     This is sooo delicious! Following others' advice, I reduced the jalapeno to 1 1/2 and the salt to 1. I used an immersion blender at the end. Perfection! - 11/16/12
  • SLM1998
     good soup, but WAY too much salt!!! Next time I'll cut down on the salt and add cheese before serving. - 2/2/12
  • LAMBCHOP4EVER
     This soup is Amazing! So good! I only added 1 TBSP of Jalapeno pepper... Perfect for my family! Will FOR SURE be making it more! :) - 11/9/11
  • MERCHRIS
     I made this today for lunch and it was great! And so easy to make too! I used some homeade veggie stock and I fell short of the lowfat evap milk, so sub. with 2% milk. I used 1/2 of the salt and pepper and that was just fine for us. I put a whole fresh jalepeno(seeds removed) & it was fine for us. - 10/28/11
  • MINI-ME67
     Mmmmm bueno! I added minced garlic & bout 1/2 C taco cheese. 2 fresh jalapeños w/seeds was very spicy so I may use 1-1/2 next time. We love spicy! I used skim milk cause it's all I had & I'll be sure to use evaporated next time to make it creamier. Love this & it's going to be a favorite!! - 10/7/11
  • MCHILCUTT
     So delicious and so easy to make! - 10/5/11



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