Cheesy Sweet and White Potato Soup
- 2 large or 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 medium-large white potatoes, preferably russet
- 2 to 3 cups low-fat milk, rice milk, or soy milk
- 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese or Cheddar-style nondairy cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
- Microwave the sweet potatoes and white potatoes separately on high until easily pierced with a knife.
- Allow 4 minutes per sweet potato and test; add another minute each until done.
- Allow 2 minutes per white potato; add another minute each until done.
- When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, slip the peels off and cut into large chunks.
- Puree the potatoes in the food processor in two batches, adding 1 cup of water to each batch, until smooth and transfer to a soup pot.
- Or place the potatos in a soup pot with 2 cups water.
- Insert an immersion blender into the pot and process until smooth.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Add enough milk to make a fluid but fairly thick consistency.
- Add the cheese, salt, mustard, and nutmeg.
- Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Let stand for 1 to 2 hours before serving, or serve at once.
- Top each serving with a sprinkling of green peas.
sweet potatoes, white potatoes, lowfat milk, cheddar cheese, salt, dry mustard, ground nutmeg, frozen green peas
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/cheesy-sweet-and-white-potato-soup (may not work)