Creamy Potato Soup

Creamy Potato Soup
Serve hot crusty French bread.

Serves: 8

• 7 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons fat-free chicken broth, divided
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
• 2 cups sweet onions, sliced
• 2 1/2 cups leeks, sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram
• 8 cups russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 1/2 pound fresh white button mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
• 1 cup potatoes, diced

Add 2 teaspoons of oil and 2 tablespoon of broth to a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, leeks and marjoram and saute for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Add the potatoes and 7 cups broth, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

Add the buttermilk, ground black pepper and cardamom. Puree the soup with an immersion blender ot in small batches with a blender or food processor.

While the soup is simmering, place the mushrooms and the remaining teaspoon of oil and tablespoon of broth in a large skillet over medium heat and saute until the liquid evaporates and the mushrooms are golden in color. Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.

At the same time boil the diced carrots and potatoes in a small saucepan.

Mix the mushrooms, carrots and potatoes into the pureed soup. Serve immediately.

Per Serving: 220 Calories; 2g Fat (8.4% calories from fat); trace Saturated Fat; 16g Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 1mg Cholesterol; 502mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat.