This soup has a history in my life. It’s the soup that bails me out on a busy weeknight. It’s the one I bring to work and reheat for days. It’s the first course that has found it’s way to our Christmas dinner and Easter supper, and the one I have brought to many pot luck dinners. You get the point. It’s just always there when I need it.
Although it looks like a bowl of milk, it’s everything but that. This bowl packs a punch of flavor that excites the taste buds for more. You’ll never forget to add the two key players to your grocery list, the store-bought mashed potatoes and a leek, and the rest of the ingredients are mostly staples. It’s that throw it all in one pot kind of a thing with some initial dicing and slicing involved (but not much if using store-bought mashed potatoes). You can even be really lazy and buy the pre-diced onions and celery. Yes, you know what I’m talking about, always giving you the eyes as your walk by them. Time is money!
Dicing or no dicing, the best part is, when it’s all said and done, just one dish dirtied! Have you ever heard of a potato soup that takes 30 minutes from start to clean? Well, now you have! Garnish with chives and serve it with a crusty bread.
The Things You Will Need:
- Stock Pot or Instant Pot
- Blender or Immersion Blender
- Cutting Board & Knife
The Hacks:
- Store-bought mashed potatoes
- Canned artichokes
- Pre-diced onions and celery
Pressure Cooker Method:
- Start on saute mode until everything but the cream and potatoes are accounted for and incorporated.
- Add the potatoes and change pressure cooker mode from saute to pressure cook. Set time to 5 minutes and let it go.
- Let pressure slowly release and when finished, pour in the cream and blend it all together with the immersion blender.
Potato and Leek Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Is This Something You Will Make Again?
We know this one is not a looker, but it’s a taster. Dazzle that bowl with some chives, and bacon (perhaps?) snap a photo and share it with me on Instagram.
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Don’t forget to garnish!
