If you are having problems getting your kids to eat vegetables, you might want to try my great Cream of Leek Soup recipe. My kids love it, especially my daughter. She had two bowls at lunch time and insisted I save some for her lunch the next day. So here you go, makes a great supper and healthy school lunch!
Ingredients
2 leeks finely chopped (white and light green part)
2 medium potatoes pealed and cubed
2 teaspoons of butter
2 teaspoons of olive oil
1 clove of garlic chopped
900 ml of chicken broth
1/2 cup of 15% cooking cream (optional)
salt and pepper to taste (I use sea salt)
Directions
Heat butter and olive oil.
Sauté leeks, potatoes and garlic for 5 minutes (do not brown, so reduce heat if needed).
Add chicken stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
Pure in a food processor or with a hand blender (I find it's easier and quicker with a hand blender).
Return to pot and add cream (optional).
Heat for 10 minutes.
For a more complete meal, you can serve this soup with baguette bread and top it with grated cheddar cheese, but it's perfect just like that. It's so yummy!
I have lots of other cream soup recipes. I don't know why, but my kids like soup better when I blend them. It's fine, as long as it's good, and they eat vegetables!
Enjoy!
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looks good.
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Deleteim confused about leeks, scallions and spring onions, ideas?
ReplyDeleteThey do look alike, but they taste different and leeks are a lot bigger
DeleteI'm thinking this is a good soup to try on the kids!
ReplyDeleteGood idea Carie. Let me know what they think. I have another great one with beets. Makes a pink soup, girls love a pink soup!!!
DeleteI love soups. I don't have children. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I love this soup. You don't have to be a child to enjoy great soup!
DeleteI think that soup with potatoes that are blended appeal to most kids.. You are so right, it's a great way to get kids to eat more veggies.
ReplyDeleteI can they not like it, it's so good!
DeleteI love Fall soups,thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it!
DeleteHi Caroline: another great recipe! I actually like adding cream to my leek soup, and sometimes use fat-free cream if there is a concern about using regular cream. Serving with baguette is a fun idea -- have you ever tried toasting the baguette with a bit of cheese on top? Makes for interesting dunking into the soup...
ReplyDeleteYes Anna, We often do roasted baguette and cheese, it's so good! Try adding bacon to that, oh my! No the healthiest but once in a while, why not!
DeleteI just got into leek (use to not like it) but I really like it now. Definitely going to try to prepare it myself now!
ReplyDeleteOh great! I hope you enjoy it!
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