Summary: A little while ago I posted a recipe called Cheats Soup that received quite a good response – so I thought another one was in order! Now, I know that instant mash potato has a pretty bad rap but it does make this recipe oh so quick and simple. When I’m keen to get dinner on the table, potato and leek soup just doesn’t get a look in. All that peeling and chopping before you even start cooking! You could used pre chopped bacon in this but I find snipping with scissors doesn’t take long. P.S.- Cheats Soup III, Minestone has been added here.
Ingredients
- 3 rashers bacon, chopped
- 1 leek, white parts chopped
- 1 (115g) pkt instant mash potato (I like the kind with onion)
- 6 cup beef stock
- Sour cream, optional
- Cheese, optional
Instructions
- Fry the leeks and bacon in a saucepan. You may need depending on the fattiness of your bacon.
- Once your leeks are soft and your bacon is crisped to your liking add the instant mashed potato and stock.
- Cook on a med low heat for 10 mins, stirring often. Taste and season as needed. You can thin it with more stock if desired.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream and grated or shaved cheese.
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[…] a super quick minestrone for you. In fact it’s so easy it’s one of my cheats soups (Potato, Leek & Bacon and Veggie & Pasta are the other two) which only take 30 mins to prepare and cook. This one […]
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