Canadian Bacon Potato Soup
"Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005. Identifying a Canadian recipe, for an American, was difficult. Good thing I found at least one good one, on the internet. St. Ives makes a wonderful vegetarian substitute for Canadian Bacon. Lower in fat than the original (which I understand is still pretty low in fat). This is a diabetic recipe, from Taste of Home's Light and Tasty. Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable. I have not tried this yet, but I will. Butter granules are new to me; I might as well experiment."
photo by my3beachbabes
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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7
ingredients
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
- 3 ounces vegetarian Canadian bacon or 3 ounces Canadian bacon, chopped
- 1 (2 tablespoon) packet Butter Buds (equivalent to 1/4 cup butter)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 7 tablespoons low-fat sour cream or 7 tablespoons low-fat yogurt
- 1⁄3 cup chives, minced
directions
- In large saucepan coated with nonstick cooking spray saute onions until tender.
- Add potatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Set aside 1 cup potato mixture.
- Puree remaining mixture in batches in a blender or food processor and return to the pan.
- Stir in milk, bacon, butter granules, salt, pepper and reserved potato mixture.
- Heat through without boiling. Garnish each with 1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream or yogurt and sprinkle with chives.
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Reviews
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ZWT4: Very tasty!! My husband and daughter enjoyed it immensely as well - thank you for sharing! -
I made this for ZWT 4 for the Candian crockpot challenge. I did as the first step said and part of step 2. After I brought the mixture to a boil I added it to the crockpot and cooked on low for about 3 hrs. I didn't put mixture through the blender but did put a potato masher in there to break up the pieces. then I did step 4 and cooked for about another 1/2 hr. I used canadian bacon! My dh had this for lunch and loved it! Thanks for posting! -
Loved this soup! Easy to swiftly throw together and a delight to partake. The only few changes I made were slight~I was also reviewing this for the ZWT4 Crock pot Challenge thusly used the crock pot methodology. Softened onions is little non-stick skillet, potatoes, broth, onions and S&P went into crock pot for 2.5 hours on high. End of time, whirled up in food processor, added butter, milk, and bacon put back in crock for 30 minutes on high. Spooned out, into the the soup terrine, a bit of chive, sour cream, and bacon bits~ presto~ divine potato soup the Kumquat way. Thanks Kumquat ~ Made for *ZWT4* June 2008. -
This is a good soup. I had a it of trouble getting the salt right. To my taste it needed alot of salt. I could see this with leeks also. Thanks for sharing a good recipe. -
Excellent soup! I didn't have some of the ingredients, so I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth, cured lean ham instead of Canadian bacon, and a tablespoon of butter instead of Butter Buds. It was really easy to make, and the flavor was fantastic. This will go in my favorite soups cookbook.
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Excellent soup! I didn't have some of the ingredients, so I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth, cured lean ham instead of Canadian bacon, and a tablespoon of butter instead of Butter Buds. It was really easy to make, and the flavor was fantastic. This will go in my favorite soups cookbook.
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Kumquat the Cats fr
New York City, 72
<p>Clockwise from upper left, my dear friends Cranberry, Quincy, Kumquat and Kiwi. All of our cats were born in the wild and adopted by us. Zaar Chefs I have met so far: Elmotoo, justcallmeToni, ~Rita~, Midwest Maven, Bird&Buddha (both of them) and most recently, Ms*Bindy from upstate New York:) Wonderful, sweet, friendly people and great chefs! Most relevant thing to mention here is that I am a vegetarian, and recently became a vegan (almost 100%). To put vegetables and other things not meat or fish on the table I work as an actuary (in my case anyway, a combination of statistician, number-cruncher and/or programmer). For fun I like to travel. Just came back from Namibia, a peaceful democracy in Africa with lots of animals! Got some terrific pictures of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinocerous, hyenas, all kinds of antelopes, giraffes and zebras. Namibia is the second most sparsely populated country per square mile, just behind Mongolia. Update: We went to Italy this Spring. We had lots of pizza and pasta. The pizza is so much better in Italy, particularly the crust. The Amalfi coast was absolutely beautiful. Spectacular natural scenery (Canada and Alaska are really beautiful, Patagonia in Chile is sublime, Iceland is unique) has been my latest passion as far as travel destinations but I have seen quite a few big cities too (Paris, Berlin, London and Madrid to name a few). On my bulletin board at work I keep a list of every country I've visited (other than the U.S. of course). So far I've made it to five continents: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America of course. I've got only two other continents to conquer:) I don't usually have difficulty finding vegetarian dishes here in the U.S. or overseas, but finding vegan dishes is much harder. I have no kids, just cats, Kumquat, Cranberry, and more recently Quincy and Kiwi. They are purebreds, of the breed alley caticus (okay, American shorthair I guess). Our cats are not vegetarians, though my boyfriend (significant other, long-term partner, whatever) is. I am a friend of all animals both tamed and wild. In addition I am a freethinker and my boyfriend studies philosophy. Either way, we get along pretty well. Also, please allow me to say that my BF and I recently bought a condominium in NYC.:) Pet peeve? Okay, I don't like public scenes, especially parents yelling at their children, lovers' spats, etc. If it must be done please do it in private:D Participation & Awards:</p>
