Friday, January 27, 2012

Panera’s Cream Cheese Potato Soup


Our new favorite soup!  You may want to double, triple, quadruple this recipe.  It is simple and freezes well!


Panera’s Cream Cheese Potato Soup
4 c chicken broth
4 c peeled and cubed potatoes (if you have yellow potatoes, it makes for a nice color)
1/4 c chopped and minced onions
1/2 tsp season salt
1/4 tsp white pepper(go ahead, use black pepper, the only difference is the color)
1/4 tsp ground red pepper(we cut back a little on this as we have a few who do not like spicey)
1 8oz package of cream cheese
• Combine broth, potatoes, onion and spices in large pot
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender
• Smash potatoes to release heat for thickening (hubby uses his stick blender)
• Reduce to low heat
• Add cream cheese
• Continue to heat, stirring frequently, until cream cheese melts
We blended this until it was smooth.  We served it with bacon, cheese and bacon bits.  Yummy! 

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