SB's Carrot & Potato Soup

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2009

4 stars (out of 5 - a delicious meal-in-a-bowl!)

Ingredients:

2-4 carrots
2 medium-large potatoes
2 large tomatoes
2 small-medium onions
1 leek
1 cube veggie bouillon*

{Note. Use whatever bouillon you normally like; we used veggie so that the soup is vegetarian. We also recommend using celery and the leek is optional... we just had it in the fridge at the time}.

1. First, we put about 2 cups of water in a large pot and brought to a boil.

2. Next, we peeled the carrots and potatoes and chopped them roughly into medium-sized pieces.

3. We then cut the tomatoes into quarters (notice how SB is taking out the core)...

4. ... and cut the leek and onion (not pictured). The onion can be cut just into quarters.

5. We added the veggies and bouillon to the boiling water. The water should basically be deep enough to just cover the veggies. We stirred in some salt and pepper and brought to a boil.

6. Once the soup was boiling, we lowered to heat to low (3-4ish) and simmered for about 40 minutes. We checked on it once and a while to make sure that the water wasn't evaporating too much.

7. After, we added the soup mixture to the blender and mixed it all up!

8. Served with a dollop of sour cream:

Very yummy and filling soup! We ate it with our meals for days. It's also very good for you (no fat). SB thought it was missing something, and then we realized that we had forgot celery, so I think that would be a great addition. Basically throw whatever you have in your fridge in and mix!