| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 24 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 9 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 leeks, rinsed well and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 4 cups leftover cooked new potatoes
- 6 cups reduced-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 4 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add leeks and garlic and cook 3 minutes, until soft. Add thyme and marjoram and cook 1 minute, until fragrant. Add potatoes and broth, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover and simmer 5 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, puree until smooth (or puree in a blender and return mixture to pot). Remove from heat and whisk in sour cream. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and top with chives.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 402 |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 51 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg |
| Sodium | 1440 mg |
Reviews
instead of using cooked potatoes, i boiled raw diced spuds in the stock. they became more flavorful.
I added salt to taste because the recipe doesn’t call for any. I also kind of regret the sour cream. I tasted it right before I added the cream and it was delicious. The sour cream overwhelmed it and it lost some of it’s savory deliciousness. I think it would taste better with 1/4 cup heavy cream… When you make this, taste it before you put the cream in and see for yourself. Otherwise, yummy. I got rave reviews regardless.
This recipe was delicious and easy. It was very flavorful and delicious hot -and I’m sure it will be just as good cold.
This recipe was gross. I ended up tasting it and throwing it out. Additionally, I thought vichyssoise was supposed to be cold.
followed recipe exactly, did not like, very bland
loved this recipe , im a soup lover and this one is definetly a winner
Husband loved it. Added a little sherry for extra flavor and used fresh thyme.
This soup was a wonderful dinner for a cold weather weeknight meal. Using potatoes that had been roasted for a previous meal make it a quick fix too. We will definitely be having this again.
easy, and great way to use left over potatoes! 🙂