Try this recipe for calming a hungry family --true comfort food. A salad, some biscuits or whatever else you've got handy will go well with this tasty soup.
Crock-potato Cheese Soup From Healthy Foods: An Irreverent Guide to Nutrition and Feeding Your Family Well Serves 6
2 pounds potatoes -- peeled and cubed
1 onion -- chopped
5 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup milk, 1% lowfat -- or use soy milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, lowfat -- shredded
Cook the first three ingredients, with the salt and pepper in a crockpot for 4 hours on high.
Process half the potato mixture in a food processor, pour into a pot and add remaining crock potted potato mixture. Stir well and heat, adding milk. When the soup begins to simmer, turn down the heat. If it boils too hard, the soup will separate. Correct the seasoning. Lest you think I add thyme, garlic powder and salt and pepper to every soup I make, I have omitted it here. Although feel free to add it yourself.
Ladle up a good sized portion and top with some cheddar cheese. Serve.
Per serving: 176 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 6mg Cholesterol; 145mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
