Mashed Potato Soup
Mashed Potato Soup
Recipe and photo courtesy of Palatable Pastime (https://palatablepastime.com/2017/10/21/mashed-potato-soup/#more-11870)
Ingredients
- 2 large Wisconsin russet potatoes
- 1/2 cup shallots chopped
- 1/2 cup celery finely diced
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp bacon drippings or olive oil
- 2 tsp garlic chopped
- 1 each Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp dried chives snipped
- 2 cups Chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese finely shredded
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 3 Green onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Peel and dice potatoes; boil in boiling salted water until fork tender, than mash with 2 tbsp butter.
- Saute the celery and shallot in the other 2 tbsp of butter and bacon drippings until soft; add garlic, salt, pepper, chives, chicken broth and milk.
- Stir in the mashed potatoes and whisk until smooth.
- When hot, remove from heat and stir in the sour cream, paprika and cheese, keeping stirring until it melts.
- Stir in the green onions and bacon, saving a little bit for a garnish if you like.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 18gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 26gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 1050mgPotassium: 441mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1432IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 544mgIron: 1mg
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