Creamy Mushroom Potato Soup Food

IRISH MUSHROOM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt 3 tbsp of the butter. Sauté the leeks, carrots and celery for about 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Add the broth, potatoes, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Once at a rolling boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• While the potatoes are cooking melt the rest of the butter in a large skillet. Add in the mushrooms and sauté for about 10 minutes, or until they are getting a little bit caramelized.
• Stir the mushroom mixture into the potato mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cream and milk until smooth. Gradually stir into soup, mixing to ensure no clumps. Bring to a boil once again and cook for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• At this point you can serve as is if you like a chunky soup, or transfer to a blender in batches and blend until smooth. Enjoy

CREAMY MUSHROOM-POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash (do not add butter or milk)., In a large skillet, saute onion and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter for 3-4 minutes or until just tender. Stir into potatoes along with sour cream, pepper and remaining salt. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese; dot with remaining butter. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.

CREAMY POTATO-MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove bacon from pan; crumble and set aside.
• Add mushrooms , shallots and garlic to bacon drippings in pan; sauté 5 minutes or until the mushrooms are soft. Remove from pan; set aside.
• Add potato and broth to pan, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer.
• Place potato mixture in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth.
• Return the potato mixture to the pan.
• Add low-fat milk, mushroom mixture, sherry. salt, and pepper, cook over low heat 10 mintues or until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle soup in to bowls and top with crumbled bacon.