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Cooking at Home - Potato Soup

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Makes:6 servings

Warm up a cold winter night with this cozy soup. Enjoy with dark green vegetables and broiled fish, meat, or tofu. 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
  • 6 potatoes (diced)
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup non-fat dry milk
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons flour

Directions

  1. Peel and chop the onion.
  2. Chop the celery.
  3. Peel the potatoes, and cut them into small cubes.
  4. Melt the margarine in a large saucepan on low heat.
  5. Add the onion and celery. Cook for a few minutes.
  6. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and 1 1/2 cups water.
  7. Cook for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
  8. In a small bowl, stir together the dry milk and flour.
  9. Add 1 1/2 cups water slowly, stirring as you add it.
  10. Add the milk mix to the potatoes.
  11. Cook until the soup is heated and slightly thickened.
  12. Adjust the seasonings.

Source: Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program, Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network Website Recipes

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1 cup prepared soup, 1/6 of recipe (308g)

Nutrients

Amount

Total Calories

255

Total Fat

4 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

2 mg

Sodium

312 mg

Carbohydrates

47 g

Dietary Fiber

5 g

Total Sugars

8 g

Added Sugars included

0 g

Protein

9 g

Vitamin D

1 mcg

Calcium

176 mg

Iron

2 mg

Potassium

1136 mg

N/A - data is not available