It is another meatless Monday, and I have to choose what to eat today, while avoiding meat. It’s not so easy when you are surrounded by meat eaters! For breakfast I had a banana and a hand full of grapes. For lunch I had a Mexican pasta salad that I threw together last night, and that was inspired by The Pioneer Woman. I also had avocado hummus with baby carrots and Fritos. Yes, I know the Fritos are not healthy, but they are meatless. They were both delicious. I had a chocolate chip cookie for a snack, yeah not healthy. I did have some Kind Bars, but the cookie sounded better. LOL!
The Avocado Hummus was so fresh and yummy! It has just a few ingredients, which I really love. This is the recipe I used for my Avocado Hummus. I omitted the red pepper flakes, but I’m sure it’s great with it.
For dinner I made potato soup. A lot of recipes use chicken broth, but I only use milk. You can change this recipe up, by using half milk and half chicken broth(or vegetable broth). It’s a really easy recipe, with few ingredients. My favorite! My entire family love this soup, so it’s perfect for meatless Monday because everyone will eat it. Some Mondays I make them something, then myself something else without meat.
Meatless Monday Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 7-8 medium russet potatoes peeled and diced in small chunks (about 1/2 inch)
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/4 C butter
- 1/4 C flour
- 3 C milk
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- shredded cheese and green peppers for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and boil for 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and set aside.
- In the same pot over medium heat, melt the butter then saute the onions until translucent. Add the flour stirring until incorporated with the butter and onions. Add 1 cup of milk, you will have a nice thick rue. Slowly add the rest of the milk, turn the heat to medium high stirring constantly. Once it comes to a boil turn the heat down to low and simmer until liquid thickens, then add your potatoes.
- I usually simmer for about 10 minutes. Add garnish if desired.
- We usually eat this with saltine crackers.
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