{"id":1796,"date":"2010-04-30T11:47:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T18:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2010-04-30T13:07:16","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T20:07:16","slug":"how-to-make-soup-from-mashed-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/how-to-make-soup-from-mashed-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make soup from mashed potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are not many days in Southern California when the sky looks like this in the morning:<\/p>\n

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A blanket of moody gray.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I’m an emotional cook (which is why you will probably never see a video of me cooking :-), but more on that later) and waking up to gray skies triggered a yearning for something warm and soothing.<\/p>\n

Hmmm, I could make vegetable soup but didn’t feel like doing all that chopping – I had a blog post to knock out. I scanned the contents of the fridge \u00a0– the bowl of \u00a0leftover mashed potatoes from our steak dinner the other night was staring back at me. Yep – nothing spells comfort better than POTATOES! \u00a0So here you go: How to make soup from leftover mashed potatoes:<\/p>\n

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Three ingredients is all.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pour the broth (vegetable or chicken) into a large (3 quart) saucepan and heat over medium-high.\u00a0 Spoon the mashed potatoes into the broth – you need about 2 cups of mashed potatoes. Stir the mixture to blend, add half the bag of frozen corn, cook for a few minutes. Remove from heat and puree using a hand-held blender – this is one of my must-have kitchen tools<\/a> – great for smoothies, no blender to clean \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Viola\u0301! Mashed Potato Corn Chowder<\/p><\/div>\n

Add the remaining corn, heat through. If you like a smoother soup you can puree it again. I pureed it a bit more, but leaving some chunky corn for texture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped scallions and roasted red peppers.<\/p>\n

Variations<\/span>: Substitute vegetable broth for vegan\/vegetarian. Add cheese or cream if you desire a richer, creamier chowder. Substitute broccoli and add cheese for a quick broccoli cheese soup.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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