How To Make Irish Oatmeal Leek Soup
This Irish Oatmeal and Leek soup is a heart-warming food in a bowl. Light with a creamy consistency – a flawless way to modify your standard leek soup!
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspwhipped butter
- 1½cupswhite and pale green leeks,(3 large),halved lengthwise, sliced thin
- ½cupIrish steel cut oats
- 4cupsfat-free reduced sodium chicken broth,vegetarians use vegetable broth
- 1½cupsfat-free milk
- Pepper,fresh cracked to taste
- 2tbspfresh chives,for garnish
Instructions
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Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat; add the leeks.
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Cook, stirring occasionally for about 15 minutes until the leeks are soft.
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Add the broth and milk; raise heat to high and bring to a boil.
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Add the oatmeal and fresh cracked black pepper to taste.
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Return to a boil, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low.
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Cover and simmer gently for 45 to 50 minutes (less if using Quaker oats) until oats are tender.
Nutrition
- Calories: 135.45kcal
- Fat: 3.88g
- Saturated Fat: 2.07g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.00g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.42g
- Carbohydrates: 17.74g
- Fiber: 1.87g
- Sugar: 6.50g
- Protein: 8.48g
- Cholesterol: 9.48mg
- Sodium: 610.20mg
- Calcium: 239.84mg
- Potassium: 474.12mg
- Iron: 1.96mg
- Vitamin A: 182.46µg
- Vitamin C: 6.76mg
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