A Delicious Creamy Potato Soup Any True Hobbit Will Love (PO-TAY-TOES)

If you love potatoes and you love a creamy, yet light soup, this recipe is for you! I absolutely adore the base for this soup and plan to test other pairings in the near future. In fact, I love this base so much that I am often filling up a measuring cup and sipping as I add ingredients and let it simmer to perfection. And, I encourage you to do the same. Oh, you will love this creamy and filling potato soup!

My creamy potato soup. I add cilantro for a bright flavor-flare and avocado to elevate the creaminess .

"What's taters, eh? *Po-tay-toes!* Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish." - Samwise Gamgee, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

My husband knows this the best: I am terrible with keeping track of ratios and measurements while cooking.

After a meal, he always asks to write down the recipe, but without fail, I can't give him the exact ratios of ingredients nor an exact process of when to add certain ingredients. You may be wondering, why try this recipe? Well, lucky for you my Hobbit-adoring or potato-loving friend, I was able to make this recipe a few times alone this month and as a result, I kept better track of what I was tossing in and in what order.

Though I will say, please follow your nose and your heart while cooking. Even though I may add something in one order or a smaller or larger amount than you think is right for you, alter it! I know, I know. Alter it? But trust me, and trust yourself - you know what you will like and what your taste buds will devour.

When I follow a recipe, I am usually disappointed when I didn't trust my cooking intuition and throw out and ingredient or change something that I thought of while cooking, so you have my full permission and encouragement to follow your own preferences while in the kitchen. In fact, cooking recipes are like driving directions. You will always get there in the end, even if you take a detour. However, baking, not so much.

So, let's get to making this creamy potato soup, shall we?

How to Make a Delicious Creamy Potato Soup

Prep Time: 1 Hour 30 MINS

Make Time: ~ 3 HOURS

Total Time: 4 HOURS and 30 MINS

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of avocado oil

• 3-4 cups Mire Poux - diced and sauteed onions, celery, carrots and garlic

• 1 Yellow Onion

• 1 Stalk Celery

• 2 Bunch of Carrots

• 4-6 cloves of Garlic

• 3 cups Cashew Nut Milk - I prefer to make my own nut-milk

• 6 cups Vegetable Broth - you can buy a store bought version, but I make my own

• 1 - 1 1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast

• 1/4 cup Coconut Aminos

• 2 tablespoons vegan butter (I like Melt or Miyoko's)

• 16 Golden Potatoes, Diced

• Salt (only if the potatoes are soaking up salt from the aminos)

• 2 teaspoons Pepper

• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

My Toppings: I'm vegan and again, ADORE this soup base, so I keep it simple and basic.

• Avocado

• Cilantro

• Vegan Cheese (sometimes)

• Squeeze of Lime

My Husband's Toppings: My hubby prefers a loaded baked potato flavor for this soup, so he literally piles it on!

• Shredded Cheddar

• Dollop of Sour Cream

• Bacon Bits

• Sliced Green Onions

• Avocado

• Cilantro

Other Topping Idea:

• Siete Mild Taco Seasoning (if doing this, omit the salt, pepper, lemon and coconut aminos)

• Cilantro

• Avocado

• Lime

My hubby's version of creamy potato soup. He adds loaded baked potato-style toppings for a FULL flavor kick.

Directions: Please note that I use a 9 qt. Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven, so my recipe is based on filling this pot to the brim and enjoying leftovers for days.

1. Preheat your pot on the stove with 1 tablespoon of avocado oil. Tip: Have water or broth on hand so the onions and garlic don't burn

2. Make the mire poux (onions, garlic, celery, and carrots). Tip: I always have a few mason jars in the freezer, so I can pull out a fantastic base for any soup recipe and can whip up soup on a whim! So, if you make this for the recipe, make extra so that you can save some for later.

3. Dice the onions, celery, carrots, and garlic.

4. Add the onions to the preheated pot with avocado oil. Let simmer slowly until translucent. Add water or broth, if you need, to avoid burning.

5. Add the garlic until fragrant - about a few minutes.

6. Add the celery and sauté for a 5 minutes.

7. Add the carrots and sauté until slightly tender, but still has a crunch! You will be cooking the soup for awhile and you don't want mushy veggies.

8. Add 2 cups of vegetable broth and the cashew nut milk.

9. Stir in the nutritional yeast, coconut aminos and butter.

10. Bring the pot to a low simmer.

11. Dice the potatoes and add to the pot of broth and veggies. Once the potatoes are added, add the rest of the vegetable broth. Bring the soup back to a simmer on medium-low heat and cook until the potatoes are tender. Mine took about 3 hours.

12. Once the potatoes are tender, taste test the broth. Add pepper, more salt (if needed), and lemon juice to the soup. Stir and mix fully. Taste again. Change or add more as you need. Tip: Lemon can cut the saltiness.

13. It's ready to serve! Top with any of the above toppings or anything else you might want to jazz it up.

I hope that you find this recipe incredibly delicious and grounding. This recipe happens to be one of my husband's favorite soups and since we are currently watching The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, we are living like hobbits and craving all the variations of potatoes like Samwise.

Please comment and let me know what you think, and most importantly what toppings you added to this soup that filled your soul!

All my light. All my love.

Namaste,

Jordan

P.S - I know that potatoes get a bad rap in the world of low-carb and avoiding starches, so here are some health benefits of potatoes:

• Have more potassium than a banana

• Contain high levels of Vitamin, B6, folate and fiber

• Provides healthy nutrition for our gut microbes to eat and thrive, as a "resistant starch"

• Contains antioxidants that are good for the eyes