Loaded & Lite Potato Soup
posted by anniebakes on October 28, 2010
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This recipe is adapted from Cooking Light-October 2010 and unbelievably, it is a lite soup! But it is so rich in texture and flavor that it could pass as the real thing, no problem! Try it and see for yourself…
Loaded & Lite Potato Soup
INGREDIENTS:
6 red potatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup onion-chopped
1 1/4 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups Skim milk, divided
1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese*
4 teaspoons green onions-thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Pierce potatoes with a fork and microwave on HIGH 13 minutes or until tender. Cut in half; cool slightly and remove potato skins.
While the potatoes cook, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute 3 minutes. Add broth. Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk; add to pan with 1 1/2 cups milk. Bring to a boil; stir often. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream, salt and pepper.
Discard the potato skins an coarsely mash potaotes into soup. Top with cheese, green onions and bacon**
*This is where you shouldn’t substitute lower fat cheese–it just won’t melt nicely
**I got so excited to eat my bowl of soup I forgot the best part-the bacon in the photo! Also, this is where you will get a lot of salt flavor from so if you are watching your sodium intake, I would not salt the soup until after adding the bacon
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Love your soup. Light sounds so good when it comes to potato soup, which can be heavy with cream and fats in other recipes. You've made it look gorgeous too.
Sam
That looks so good. I love potato soup. It would be perfect for a day like today…it is FREEZING here!
Yum, I love potato soup. Yours looks fantastic.
Oooh, perfect! I needed a low cal potato soup recipe. I will be making this soon!
I can tell how delicious this is simply from reading the recipe (and of course your photo helps!). Sour cream. Cheese. Potato. Bacon? This doesn't sound lite at all, I love it!!! What a great recipe, I'm so looking forward to trying this!
Anne,
this looks really delicious and I love that you made it light! Yummy!
Hopefully we will get a cold front soon so I can try this soup. Sounds great.
Plan B
One quick question, about how many servings does this make?
Hi Anne, Sorry I've been so absent in the blogosphere. Just wanted to thank you again for sharing this great recipe on my weekend link-up. I have very fond memories of potato soup growing up as a child! It was a staple in my house, but then when I got older, it also became too fattening for me! This recipe helps fill that bill! I chose it as one of the most inspirational recipes and hope you stop by and add something delightful again! I've got to catch up reading your posts now! Hugs, Roz