Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Perogy Soup is for Soup.

Perogy Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Perogy Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Perogy Soup makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Perogy Soup are:

10 slices bacon, chopped
10 cups diced potato
6 cups water, approx
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup diced celery,
1 cup diced onion
4 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp thyme
1 Tbsp cracked black pepper
4 cups 2% milk
1/2 cup Cheez Whiz Light

Here is how you make Perogy Soup:

Makes 16 1-cup servings [approximately]Saute the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon and all but 1/4 cup of the bacon fat.Add the diced potato and cook until slightly soft. Do not brown the potatoes. [This is what makes the soup taste like perogies]Remove potatoes to 4-6 Litre pot. Add onions carrots, celery, garlic, thyme and pepper. Add just enough water, approximately 6 cups, to cover.Simmer until all vegetables are mushy, approximately 1 hour. Blend smooth with a stick blender.Add milk to make a velvety consistency. and heat until hot but not boiling. Add Cheez Whiz and stir until melted. [Real Cheese makes the soup stringy]Remove from heat. Add reserved bacon as garnish, if desired. [garnish is included in calorie count] Removing the bacon, reduces the calories by 20 and the sodium by 60 per bowl.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DACLARK17.

The nutritional information for Perogy Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 138.6

• Total Fat: 2.8 g
• Cholesterol: 8.9 mg
• Sodium: 213.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 6.0 g