It's been cool and rainy the last couple of days--perfect days for soup. So when I ran across this recipe for potato soup, I decided to make it. The recipe calls for cream cheese so it didn't hurt that I've had a brick of cream cheese in the refrigerator for a while now that we needed to use.
Below is a post where I originally published the recipe. The cream cheese gives it a slight tang that you don't always get with a cream soup. However, I love cream cheese, so that was a big win for me.
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Wally Makes Soup
True to the family tradition, he didn't follow a recipe. He looked at couple of recipes, took inventory of ingredients on hand and started cooking. For better nutrition he added carrots and used low-fat cream cheese. He didn't use onions as a favor to Ward and he added his own special optional ingredient at the end--Stubb's Spicy BBQ Sauce. The result was a very delicious soup that reminded me of scalloped potatoes with ham. I hope this successful cooking adventure is the beginning of a new trend.
Chop potatoes, celery, carrots and ham. |
Saute celery, carrots, and garlic before adding potatoes and water. Cook until veggies are tender. Add cream cheese and ham. |
Garnish with cheddar cheese and/or Stubb's Spicy BBQ sauce. Serve and enjoy! |
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When I took a look at this post, I found it interesting. First because, back in the day, I did recipes on my blog. And second, it has a printer friendly version of the recipe. I'm impressed with myself on that one. :)
Until next time...