This creamy potato-mushroom soup is easy, hearty, healthy and delicious. Top with crumbled bacon and serve with crusty bread and a simple leafy green salad for a satisfying Weight Watchers friendly meal.
2bacon slices (to keep things simple, substitute a sprinkle of real bacon crumbles)
4cupschopped cremini mushrooms
½cupchopped onions
3-½cupscubed potatoes
1can(14-½ ounces) fat-free chicken broth)
2cups1% low-fat milk
1tablespoonsherry
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonpepper
Instructions
Cook bacon in a Dutch oven or soup pot, set over medium heat, until crisp.
Remove bacon from pot; crumble and set aside.
Add mushrooms and onion to bacon drippings in pot; saute, stirring often, until the mushrooms are soft about 5 minutes.
Remove mushroom/onion mixture from pot and set aside.
Add potato and broth to the pot; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until potato is very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Transfer potato mixture to a food processor, or blender, and process until smooth. Return to pot. (Alternatively use a stick blender right in the pot.)
Add milk, mushroom mixture, sherry, salt, and pepper; cook over LOW heat 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Ladle soup into bowls; top with crumbled bacon.
Recipe Notes
Variations:
vegetarian/vegan - skip the bacon, use vegetable broth and non-dairy milk
herby - add ½ - ¾ cup chopped herbs: dill, parsley, basil (one or a combination)
lower carb- substitute cauliflower for some or all the potatoes
veggie rich - add more vegetables - celery, carrots, leeks, cauliflower, parsnips, broccoli, cabbage, squash, etc.
meaty - add lean chopped ham, chicken or smoked turkey
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Nutrition Facts
Creamy Potato Mushroom Soup Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 -½ cups)
Calories 236Calories from Fat 32
% Daily Value*
Fat 3.5g5%
Carbohydrates 39.4g13%
Fiber 3.3g13%
Protein 13.2g26%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.