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potato leek soup

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Debra Schweikert
Springfield, VA

Feel free to adjust the seasonings to your taste!

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min

Ingredients For potato leek soup

  • 5 Tbsp
    butter or margarine
  • 2-3
    leeks, washed and white parts chopped
  • 2-3
    carrots, sliced in rounds
  • 6 c
    chicken broth
  • 2 tsp
    dried dill weed
  • 2 tsp
    salt (or to taste)
  • black pepper, freshly ground
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 6
    potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 lb
    fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 c
    half and half
  • 1/4 c
    flour

How To Make potato leek soup

  • 1
    Melt 3 Tablespoons butter in a large soup pot and cook leeks and carrots until soft but not brown.
  • 2
    Add broth, dill, salt, pepper, bay leaf and potatoes.
  • 3
    Simmer 20 minutes
  • 4
    Meanwhile, saute mushrooms in remaining butter and add to soup after the 20 minutes are up.
  • 5
    Mix half-and-half with flour and add to soup.
  • 6
    Cook, stirring, until soup thickens.

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