Makeover Potato Cheese Soup Recipe

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This makeover recipe has about 40% fewer calories, two-thirds less fat, less than half the saturated fat, about half the cholesterol and a third less sodium of the original. Yet its comforting taste and creamy consistency will surely please the soup lovers in your family!—Bethany Thayer, Troutville, Virginia

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Makeover Potato Cheese Soup Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 20 min. + standing

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

4 cups water
2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
5 cups diced peeled potatoes
2 large carrots, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons sodium-free chicken bouillon granules or 3 vegetable bouillon cubes
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1 large sweet red pepper, finely chopped
4 ounces reduced-fat process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat Swiss cheese
1/4 cup mashed potato flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in celery and red pepper; simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat to low. stir in process cheese and mayonnaise until blended. add cheddar and Swiss cheeses; stir until melted. Stir in the potato flakes and pepper. Remove from the heat; let stand for 15 minutes. Yield: 12 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was prepared with Knorr vegetable bouillon. A half-cube makes 1 cup prepared bouillon.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 195 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 520 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Makeover Potato Cheese Soup in Light & Tasty February/March 2004, p17

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Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2012 by shecooksalot

The soup tasted fair enough, however, not enough flavor for me (personal taste). Plus it just seemed like a lot of work for this soup. Not bad, just not a keeper for me.