Potato Soup Ww Recipe 45 Food

WEIGHT WATCHERS POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, onion, and spices in large stock pot
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender
• Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening
• Reduce heat to low
• Add cream cheese
• Stir frequently until cheese is melted

WEIGHT WATCHERS POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan combine the frozen hash browns and chopped garlic.
• Add the chicken stock.
• Let it come to a gentle boil over medium high heat.
• Lower the heat to medium. Add the evaporated milk and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove the saucepan from heat. Add the cream cheese and using an immersion blender, puree the soup.
• Add the dried thyme and fresh parsley and season the soup with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot with an optional garnish of a teaspoon of shredded cheddar cheese.

ALMOST-FAMOUS BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion, scallion whites and a big pinch of salt to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft but not browned, about 8 minutes. Add the flour, celery seeds and white pepper; stir until combined.
• Add the potatoes, 3 1/2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the potatoes are tender but not falling apart, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat and transfer 1/2 cup of the potatoes to a blender. Add the half-and-half, cream cheese and parmesan and blend until very smooth. Gently stir the mixture into the pot along with the scallion greens, hot sauce and half of the bacon. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat; season with salt.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with cheddar cheese, the remaining bacon and chives.

WEIGHT WATCHERS BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Wrap entire garlic bulb tightly in foil; place garlic and potatoes in oven. (You do not need to put them on a pan; they can go right on an oven rack.).
• Bake garlic until soft when squeezed, about 45 minutes; remove from oven and let cool. Continue baking potatoes until tender when pierced, about 15 minutes more; let potatoes stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 6 minutes.
• Place bacon on paper towels to drain off any fat; chop bacon.
• Unwrap garlic and squeeze pulp from bulb with hands into a large saucepan.
• Peel potatoes and add to saucepan; mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Gradually stir in broth, thyme, salt and pepper until blended; place saucepan over medium heat and cook until hot, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spoon about 1 1/3 cups of soup into each of 6 soup bowls.
• Top each with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of cheese, 1 rounded tablespoon of bacon and 1 tablespoon of scallions.
• Grind fresh pepper over top if desired.

WEIGHT WATCHERS POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth and potatoes. Cover and cook about 20 minutes, until potatoes are cooked through.
• As potatoes are cooking, saute onions then add to cooking potatoes.
• When the potatoes are soft, stir in cheese and sour cream, and simmer until the cheese is melted.
• Thicken with the flour and water mix.
• Serve and enjoy.

CREAM OF POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and garlic and sauté until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add dried herbs and stir to coat; cook until herbs are fragrant, about 1 minute. (Note: You can substitute 2 teaspoons of fines herbes for the dried parsley, chives and tarragon, if desired.)
• Add potatoes and broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
• Puree 4 cups of potato mixture (mostly potatoes with a little broth) in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return puree to pot, add evapourated milk and cook 1 minute to heat through. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with fresh chives. Yields about 1 1/2 cups of soup per serving.

WW 4 POINTS - CREAMY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Pierce potatoes in several places with a fork. Bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool.
• When cool, remove and discard skin; chop potatoes.
• Combine sweet potatoes and 3/4 cup of broth in a blender or food processor; blend or process until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Set potato mixture aside.
• Melt margarine in a medium-size saucepan; stir in flour and ginger, and then add milk.
• Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• Cook 1 minute more and then stir in sweet potato mixture and remaining 3/4 cup of broth.
• Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour into 4 serving bowls and sprinkle each with 3/4 teaspoon of pecans.
• 4 Points yields about 1 cup per serving.

POTATO & BACON SOUP - WEIGHT WATCHERS (WW)

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the baked potatoes and set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a soup pot until crisp and set aside, leave 1 teaspoons drippings in the pan.
• Add 1/2 the scallions & garlic to drippings and sautee until soft.
• Add broth, salt, cayenne, and chopped potatoes, mash some of the potatoes against the side of the pan w/ a wooden spoon or w/ a potato masher.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook 2-3 moremonites.
• Add in half-and-half and parsley, return to simmer.
• Serve w/ remaining green onions & crumbled bacon on top.

CROCKPOT POTATO SOUP FOR WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Add first 5 ingredients to crock pot and cook on high for one hour. Stir and then turn to low, cook for another hour.
• Add cream cheese and cook another 30 minutes or until cheese can be stirred into mixture. Add milk and cook 10-15 minutes longer.
• Optional: Garnish with chopped green onion and bacon bits (add 1 point for garnish).
• Variation: Use frozen Country potatoes or Potatoes O'Brien in place of plain hash browns.