Nanas Creamy Leek Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks, garlic, salt, and pepper in the hot butter until leeks are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour over the leek mixture. Add potatoes to the broth mixture and bring to a boil; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Reduce heat, add half-and-half to broth mixture, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Melt butter in large stockpot on medium-high heat. Add leeks; cook 5 min. or until tender, stirring frequently. Add potatoes and water; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Puree with a hand-held blender, right in the stockpot. (Or add, in batches, to a countertop blender; blend until smooth.) Return potato puree to stockpot. Cook on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Add cream cheese and half-and-half; stir. Cook 3 to 5 min. or just until cream cheese is melted and mixture is blended. Stir in pepper. Sprinkle with chives just before serving.