Potato Soup
The great part about soups is that most of them are prepared easily and time-savingly. So is the case of the soup I'm sharing with you today, one of my all time favorite - the scandalicious potato soup. This is one of those easy soups you can say a little goes a long way.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 514kcal
Equipment
- soup pot
- hand blender
- rubber spatula
- skillet (to sotè the mushrooms)
Ingredients
- 8 medium potatoes
- 1 big onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 spoons olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup broth or water
Spices
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Peel potatoes, onion and garlic
- Wash mushrooms (if you use them for your soup)
- Heat the pan with olive oil and butter
- Dice potatoes and chop the onion, celery and garlic
- Throw it all in the hot pan with olive oil and butter
- Cover pan and keep the ingredients on medium low temperature for about 5 mins. Stir occasionally.
- Add a cup of water or broth and leave it to boil for about 15 min
- Chop the mushrooms and stir them in a different pot in 2 tbsp of olive oil for about 5 minutes (optional)
- When potatoes are soft and the mushrooms stirred, combine everything in one single pan
- Add 1 cup of heavy cream to the mixture
- Turn off the stove
- Blend everything with your hand blender about 60-90 seconds
Nutrition
Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 1804mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1052IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 14mg