Easy Potato Leek Soup
Easy Potato Leek Soup

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Potato leek soup, or potage parmentier, is a French classic. It's one of the first dishes I learned to make in culinary school, right after a proper omelet, because it's an essential base soup in French cuisine. Add watercress for potage au cresson, serve it chilled for Vichyssoise — or top it with bacon. Potato Leek Soup is a classic!

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have easy potato leek soup using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Potato Leek Soup:
  1. Get 2 leeks, white and pale green parts only, washed and chopped
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  3. Get 4 chives, chopped
  4. Prepare 2 clove garlic, diced
  5. Get 2 tbsp butter
  6. Prepare 6 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
  7. Make ready 4 cup low sodium chicken broth
  8. Prepare 1 cup half and half
  9. Prepare 1 shredded cheddar cheese to taste
  10. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  11. Take 1 salt and pepper to taste

Classic potato leek soup has all the comforts of cold weather-cooking wrapped into one — a good Credit: Photo: Joe Lingeman; Food Styling: Jesse Szewczyk. The Easiest Way to Clean Leeks. Potato leek soup is a clean canvas for the toppings of your choice. Just think about what you might.

Instructions to make Easy Potato Leek Soup:
  1. In a pot over medium heat, cooked the leeks, onion, chives, and garlic until tender. About 5 min. Add the potatoes and broth. Cook until potatoes are tender. (About 20-25 min)
  2. Add half and half, and continue to simmer until it starts to thicken slightly. (About 10 min)
  3. Divide the soup in half and place one half in a blender. Once smooth, add back into the pot. This will help release some of the starch from the potatoes to help thicken it as well. Although if you like a chunkier soup you can skip this step.
  4. Add the cheese, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Stir continuously until cheese is melted, about 5 min.
  5. Dish into bowl, top with some more cheese, and a sprig of parsley. Serve and enjoy :)

Potato leek soup is a clean canvas for the toppings of your choice. Just think about what you might. Cozy and comforting, Potato Leek Soup combines potatoes, leeks and broth for a simple homemade soup Potato Leek Soup. This is the kind of soup that is so simple to make yet tastes like you really know It was so easy to make. I cleaned and cut the leeks the night before and they held up great.

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