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Old Fashioned Watercress Soup is for Soup.

Old Fashioned Watercress Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Old Fashioned Watercress Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Old Fashioned Watercress Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Old Fashioned Watercress Soup are:

3 Tbs butter
3 oz potatoes
8 oz leeks (white only)
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 cup milk
2 bunches watercress

Here is how you make Old Fashioned Watercress Soup:

Slice the leeks & sauté in butter in a heavy pot on medium heat. Peel & chop potatoes & add to leeks. Add salt & pepper to taste (so light on both) and give a good stir. Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, cover & cook until the vegetables are soft (about 20 minutes). Remove the coarser stems from the watercress and chop the rest, leaving a few sprigs for garnish. Add to the pot & cook uncovered for 4 to 5 minutes. Don’t over cook or watercress will lose color. Puree in a blender, return to pot, add milk & reheat slowly. Adjust seasonings. Serve decorated with reserved springs of watercress.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CELTIC_WITCH.

The nutritional information for Old Fashioned Watercress Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 226.1

• Total Fat: 11.0 g
• Cholesterol: 30.0 mg
• Sodium: 234.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 8.2 g