Cream of Potato Soup {gluten, dairy and egg-free}

Pin It When we first removed dairy from our diet, I assumed anything that had the word "creamy" in it was off limits.  Not so!  This potato soup is the ultimate in creaminess.  In fact, it may remind you of a warm and wonderful serving of potato soup at Panara Bread served, of course, in a bread bowl.  I haven't worked out the whole bread-bowl thing (sorry 'bout that), but my family is sure enjoying the soup.  My daughter gave it 2 thumbs up and 2 big toes up!  (Since we discourage feet on the table, we'll just settle for an enthusiastic two-thumbs-up!)

Cream of Potato Soup {gluten, dairy and egg-free}

1 small onion, diced 4 cups chicken broth 7-8 cups potatoes (about 7-8 medium potatoes), peeled and cut into bite-sized cubes 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 2 cups non-dairy milk (almond) 4 TBSP sorghum flour (or 2 TBSP cornstarch)

Optional:  1 pound bacon, cut into small pieces and cooked in a skillet till crispy Optional:  1 cup corn

Step 1- In stockpot, sauté onions in a little bit of oil.  Once cooked, add chicken broth and cubed potatoes along with garlic powder, salt and pepper.  If you need more liquid to cover the potatoes, just add water.  Bring to a boil and cook till potatoes are fork tender. Step 2 – Meanwhile, measure out dairy-free milk (I use almond milk).  To this add sorghum flour (or cornstarch, if you prefer) and whisk till thoroughly combined.  Pour this into stockpot and stir to combine with potatoes. Reduce heat.  Continue cooking and stirring until the milk/flour comes up to heat and begins to thicken. Step 3 – Remove from heat.  Using an immersion blender (or, if you don’t have one, pour a portion of soup into blender or food processor), blend part of the soup, leaving about half the soup un-blended so that you still have those wonderful potato cubes. Step 4 – If using the optional bacon and/or corn, now is the time to add them to the soup. Step 5 – Taste it.  If it needs more salt, some pepper or garlic powder, add it.  Serve and enjoy! FREEZER NOTE:  Make a double batch of this and freeze one for a quick and easy dinner some other day.

ALTERATIONS:  Another version I’ve made and enjoyed is Chicken Corn Soup – just add corn, leave out the bacon and replace it with chicken (precooked and cut into bite-sized pieces, of course). ADDITIONS:  Serve this with gluten-free bread!