Potato and Onion Soup

Recipe By CORWYNN DARKHOLME
Rating
Published Mar 8th
Prep - Cook - Additional - Ready In -
Servings 6 to 8 servings Calories 243

This is a very savory and tasty soup!

Recipe Ingredients

  • ¼ cup margarine
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 leeks
  • 2 red potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ¼ cup margarine
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 In a heavy 4 quart pan, melt 1/4 cup butter and onion until wilted. Add cleaned and sliced leeks, potatoes, water and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer, partially covered, for 45 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.
  2. 2 Remove from heat and cool if you want. Blend the cooked mixture until smooth. Return to the saucepan; add 1/4 cup butter, cream and chives. Check for seasonings. Heat, but do not boil or the cream will curdle.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 243
  • Carbohydrate 16.8 g
  • Cholesterol 23.3 mg
  • Fat 19.3 g
  • Fiber 1.7 g
  • Protein 2.1 g
  • Saturated Fat 6.2 g
  • Sodium 1169.3 mg
  • Sugar 2.4 g

Reviews

  1. Anonymous Jan 30, 2009 11:54 PM
    I used chicken broth and 2% milk but added another potato to make it thicker. I also added a garlic clove. It was really good and easy to make!
  2. kjb96a Nov 11, 2008 02:52 AM
    LOVED IT! But I added more potatoes and instead of the heavy cream I used sour cream. REALLY good. My husband's having me add it to my list of things-he-loves-me-to-make.
  3. Sous Chef J.Smith Oct 3, 2007 07:54 PM
    if you want to make the soup to a thicker consitentcy you can add a little bit of slurry wich is cornstarch and water or you can use a little bit of roux which is butter cooked into flour.
  4. CaliforniaErin Jul 25, 2007 09:33 PM
    We loved this recipe. I substituted low-fat half-and-half for the cream and it didn't make any difference.
  5. Sara_H44 May 1, 2007 07:51 PM
    I don't know what some of the reviewers did to make their recipes no good because mine was delicious!! It was amazing! My whole family thought so.
  6. Honey Nov 29, 2006 04:55 PM
    Made some changes...Used 3 - 4 large red potatoes either 2 qts of vegetable broth or 1 qt water & 1 qt veg. broth use evaporated milk and lots of fresh cracked pepper...We like it a little chunky so didn't blend smooth and addded some fresh grated parmesean cheese right before serving along with the - Read more ...
  7. Courtney Nov 29, 2006 02:27 AM
    Like potato water. DO NOT MAKE THIS SOUP!!!
  8. KEZ Nov 5, 2005 05:44 PM
    We love this soup. It was very easy to make. The next time I make this I might halve the amount of cream as we thought it was a bit rich. The flavour was great and very filling. Thanks for a great recipe.
  9. Becka Baker Jul 11, 2005 03:39 AM
    What a wonderful recipe! It's easy to make and great to eat! My husband and I made this together and it couldn't have been better! Definitely restaurant quality! The only changes we made were these...We added one more red potato (just to give it a little bit more potato flavor) And we only used 1 - Read more ...
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