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Submitted by PalatablePastime
"Great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. Perfect for a light lunch or serving with sandwiches. Enjoy!"
photo by PalatablePastime 
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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3-4
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ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 14 1⁄2 ounces chicken broth
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 2 cups prepared mashed potatoes (leftover is great)
- 1⁄2 cup cheddar cheese
- 2 scallions, finely chopped
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons half-and-half
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directions
- Cook bacon, and set aside to crumble.
- In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter or dripping until softened.
- Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender and onion is golden.
- Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, and paprika, stirring to mix.
- Blend in mashed potatoes, stirring until lumps are gone.
- Bring soup to a boil, then lower heat and add cheddar cheese, stirring until it is melted and smooth.
- Mix in scallions, crumbled bacon, sour cream, and cream/half and half, stirring to heated through but not boiling.
Questions & Replies
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Can this be reheated?
Kathy M.
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Anyone have calorie and fat numbers?
Beverly M.
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Reviews
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Had shallots that needed using & added with onions. Had no mushrooms & didn't miss them. Recommend "blooming" paprika in butter before adding broth. If using canned broth, needs no salt. Had a lot of potatoes & added extra broth. Very forgiving of proportions. Good combination of flavors. Doesn't need the creams. Quick, easy & tasty!
agraham47
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I love making soup - there's just something comforting about it. This was a very easy and yummy soup. Don't be tempted to add more salt - I did and it really doesn't need it at all. I used the bacon grease (not butter) and left out the scallions because I didn't have any. Very enjoyable!
VA3212
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This was delicious! I doubled also and used up leftover ham instead of bacon. The mashed potatoes were made with cream cheese and sour cream, so the soup was very rich!
peggy h
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Delicious! I had 3 cups of leftover mashed potatoes so I threw in the extra cup so as not to waste any. I didn't use the cream because I didn't have any but subbed 1% milk and it worked great. I didn't have scallions or mushrooms on hand either but even without them it was awesome. As another reviewer stated this is a very forgiving recipe. Try it with what you have,you wont regret it.It is cold here today so this was a bowl of warm velvety heaven, thanks Sue Lau:D
delish 2
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I agree that this was a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. I left out the mushrooms (son's preference) and reduced the amount of kosher salt (as the potatoes had already been salted). Ingredients were on hand; perfect for a "before grocery shopping" meal. Thanks for the posting!
Jeffsmom
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Tweaks
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Add a minced garlic clove with the mushrooms!
twinwithtwins06
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Double it!
Amber J.
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This was very good. I used leftover Kittencal's Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes recipe #191490. I used bacon dripping to saute the onion and mushroom. I did not add additional sour cream or the half and half to the soup and used Hormel bacon bits. I served this with a small dollop of sour cream in each bowl and some snipped chives instead of scallions. My husband also add some leftover ham to his. Very tasty.
BlueDogLady
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This was sooo good!! I used butter and real bacon bits instead of frying bacon and omitted the mushrooms, salt, and cream. From now on, I will always make leftover mashed potatoes so that I can make this soup!
Keee8698
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Was going to make some potato bread with leftover mashed potatoes and came across this recipe and made this instead. Four stars because I changed it a bit - omitted mushrooms and added a pinch of saffron and some dill. Delicious. Thanks for posting.
SReiff
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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I am a longtime member since 2002.While I have many recipes here, most of my current recipes are on my food blog at palatablepastime.comI may occasionally post something extra I have here.If you have questions, you can always contact me at contact@palatablepastime.com
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