healthy potato vegetable soup
I love potato soup, but many recipes for it have loads of fat. I can still get a flavorful soup by using just a little oil, fat-free milk, a lower-fat cheese, and loads of vegetables. For variety, using this basic recipe, you can add other healthy ingredients: low- fat diced ham, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup onions, small diced
- 1/2 cup carrots, small dice
- 1 1/4 cups water,divided
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 2 - large potatoes,peeled and diced
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon lawry's salt free 17 seasoning or comparable seasoning
- 1/2 cup celery, small dice
- 1 cup fat-free milk
- 1 cup velveeta queso blanco or flavor of your choice, diced (or substitute any good melting cheese of your choice.)
- dash - pepper
How To Make healthy potato vegetable soup
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Step 1Heat a large sauce pan, and add olive oil. When it is warm, add the onions. Sauté on med-low for about 10 minutes.
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Step 2Add carrots to the pan and continue to sauté onions and carrots for 5 more minutes.
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Step 3To the onions and carrots, add 3/4 cup water, diced potatoes, salt, dried parsley and Lawry's Salt-Free 17 Seasoning. Raise heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until potatoes are VERY tender.
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Step 4While the potatoes are cooking, add the diced celery and 1/2 cup water to a small sauce pan. Cook until the celery is tender. Set aside. (I like to cook the celery separately because the rest of the vegetables will be partially mashed.)
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Step 5When the potatoes are very soft, use a fork or potato masher to partially mash the vegetables in the large pot. Then add the cooked celery and its water.
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Step 6Next, add the milk and cheese and pepper. Turn heat to low, and let all the ingredients cook slowly until all the cheese is melted and all the flavors have blended, maybe 10 more minutes. Stir occasionally, making sure the bottom of the soup doesn't stick to the pot.
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Step 7Taste and adjust seasonings. Add a dash more milk if you like a thinner soup.
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