I am still on my kick of trying to eat a bit more clean and healthy.  I will say that I am feeling really good and I am sure that the additional fruits, veggies and reduction of refined sugar may have something to do with it. 🙂

So, I had a craving – a really, really big craving for potato soup.  Normally laden with butter, cream, cheese and all sorts of other fabulously rich items, I knew that my normal recipe was not going to be what I was looking for, however I had an idea…

I bought these giant and I mean giant potatoes from Costco.  One potato could easily serve 2-4 adults.  Don’t believe me – check it out:

Anyways, I decided to bake it, then scoop out the pulp and puree that with some chicken stock.   Sautee some onions ahead of time and add a few spices and it I have to say, that it is a pretty darn good alternative when you are trying to eat a little cleaner.  This could also easily be made into a vegetarian version by using veggie stock instead of chicken stock.  Of course I did top mine with some scallions, low-fat plain greek yogurt and some bacon – because you can’t have potato soup without it (in my humble opinion any ways. :))

No Guilt Potato Soup
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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 – 2 lbs baking potatoes, baked in the oven until soft (I baked my giant potato in a 400 degree oven for about 75 minutes)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• additional spices (I used a little garlic powder, onion powder & cayenne and just sprinkled it in until the soup tasted good to me
• Garnishes – top with scallions, low-fat plain greek yogurt, bacon and/or cheese