Potato Soup Italian Style
"Riced" potatoes make the base of this potato soup creamy and the addition of tomatoes make it unique! A fun Italian take on potato soup.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes about 2 pounds
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- ½ clove garlic
- 2 carrots diced
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups warm water
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Boil potatoes (skin on) until thoroughly cooked. Allow to cool slightly and then peel and put through sieve (a metal strainer works great).
- While potatoes are cooking, melt butter in soup pan, add onion, celery, parsley, garlic and carrot and brown gently. Remove garlic, add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, warm water and strained potatoes and simmer 15 minutes.
- Serve with Parmesan cheese.