Herbed Potato Soup Recipes

HERBED POTATO SOUP (AMAZING)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Add potatoes, cook over medium heat until tender. (Note: sometimes I add the cauliflower or chicken to the potatoes while they cook. You don't have to, but it's convenient.) Set aside. DO NOT DRAIN!
• Meanwhile, in another saucepan, saute onion in the butter until tender. Onions will have a sweet smell and will look glazed over.
• Stir in the flour, salt, thyme, rosemary (optional), and pepper.
• Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil. If you like, add the cheese.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add potatoes (and extra, optional ingredients) with cooking liquid. Heat through.

HERBED POTATO, MUSHROOM & SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, saute the onions, celery and salt in the butter for 5 minutes on a medium high heat.
• Add the potatoes, water, dill and marjoram, cover and bring them to boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes Add the milk and cream cheese and puree using an immersion blender or in batches in a blender.
• To the blended soup add the shitake mushrooms and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted and mushrooms are reconstituted.
• Or, add spinach and pre-reconstituted mushrooms directly to your soup bowls, top with cheddar cheese (or monterey jack) and then ladle in your soup.
• Serve hot. Delicious with garlic bread.