{"id":83756,"date":"2018-12-27T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=83756"},"modified":"2018-12-27T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T18:28:57","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=83756","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking…."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baby red potatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is cold, rainy and dull and boring, so I thought that you would all like some soup this time.<\/p>\n

This comes from Genius Kitchen, potato soup made with leftover (or boxed) mashed potatoes.<\/p>\n

Smashed Potato Soup from Genius Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 tablespoons\u00a0butter\u00a0or 2 tablespoons\u00a0bacon drippings<\/p>\n

1?2 cup chopped\u00a0onion<\/p>\n

1 cup chopped\u00a0fresh mushrooms<\/p>\n

14\u00a01?2 ounces\u00a0chicken broth (boxed is okay)<\/p>\n

1?2 teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt<\/p>\n

1?4 teaspoon\u00a0black pepper<\/p>\n

1?2 teaspoon\u00a0sweet paprika (I consider this to be optional)<\/p>\n

2 cups prepared\u00a0mashed potatoes (leftover is great, or the boxed mix, too)<\/p>\n

1?2 cup\u00a0cheddar cheese<\/p>\n

2 scallions, finely chopped (Green onions are fine, too.)<\/p>\n

3 slices\u00a0bacon, cooked and crumbled<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons\u00a0sour cream<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons\u00a0half-and-half<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/p>\n

Cook bacon, and set aside to crumble.<\/p>\n

In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter or dripping until softened.<\/p>\n

Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender and onion is golden.<\/p>\n

Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, and paprika, stirring to mix.<\/p>\n

Blend in mashed potatoes, stirring until lumps are gone.<\/p>\n

Bring soup to a boil, then lower heat and add cheddar cheese, stirring until it is melted and smooth.<\/p>\n

Mix in scallions, crumbled bacon, sour cream, and cream\/half and half, stirring to heated through but not to boiling point.<\/p>\n

When you serve this, top it with some of the crumbled bacon, some cutup green onion tails, and some of the shredded cheddar.<\/p>\n

Put a sandwich with it and enjoy it. On a cold, rainy, obnoxiously stubborn gray day, this and a good book fill the void of boredom.<\/p>\n

Bears won their division title against the Packers last week. Yes, I did rub my sister’s nose in it. She says it only<\/em> happened because she went to Italy. \u00a0Okay, sure. (Snort!) \u00a0Heh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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