La Madeleines Country Potato Soup Copycat Food

LA MADELEINE'S TOMATO-BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan.
• Simmer 30 minutes.
• Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders, right in the cooking pan). Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring, over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.
• Excerpted from an article by Beverly Bundy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram around May 20. 1994.
• She wrote, "Once a year, in January I run a column of our most requested recipes -- This year, that column included the recipe for La Madeleine's popular tomato basil soup. I continue to get at least 10 calls a week asking for the recipe. So here it is, once again -- ".

LA MADELEINE'S COUNTRY POTATO SOUP (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add butter, leeks and onions, and cook.
• (Do not brown vegetables.) Add chicken stock, potatoes, salt and fresh thyme.
• Cook for 40 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently to avoid scorching.
• Add cream, bring to a boil and serve hot.
• Garnish with Cheddar cheese and diced bacon.

COPYCAT LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE LOADED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Over medium-high heat, melt butter in a 3 quart sauce pan. 2. Stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with butter. 3. Add chicken broth and stir constantly until mixture starts to thicken. 4. Add in milk and heat until it starts to simmer, stirring the whole time. 5. Stir in shredded cheese until smooth. 6. Add in potato flakes. 7. Add in LOTS of salt and pepper to taste - it really depends on taste, but I used 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper. Start with a little and go up as you need! 8. Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth, or pour in batches into a blender. 9. At this point, bring your soup to a light boil and add in your diced potatoes. 10. Stir constantly but allow potatoes to cook until they are al dente. You want to make sure you keep stirring so the soup doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. 11. Alternatively, you can boil the diced potatoes in a separate pot until al dente and add to soup right before serving. 12. Serve soup immediately with cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and green onions.