Ma's Alfredo Sausage/Veggie Soup

Hiya guys,

Ever make a recipe from scratch and right off the top of your head and end up loving it? That's Ma's
usual way in the kitchen. So tonight we're making one of her many recipes on the fly. Oh and it includes another of the new Progressive meal starter's. Enough talk let's get to the recipe.

Here's what you'll need:

Ma's Alfredo Sausage/Veggie Soup
Serves 6-8

Ingredients:
*1 24 ounce jar of alfredo sauce
*1 Progresso Basal recipe starters
*2 14 ounce cans of mixed veggies drained
*5 medium sized potatoes
*1 package of Butterball polish turkey sausage
*1 32 ounce carton of chicken broth
*2 tablespoons all purpose flour
*1/4 cup of water

Directions:
1. First peel and cut your potatoes into small cubes. Place the cubes into a pot of cold water. Boil them until the potatoes become medium soft. Drain; then take a potato masher and lightly smash the potato cubes but leave a few chunks. Set aside.

2. In a pot add the basal recipe starter, alfredo sauce, your (drained!) mixed veggies, chicken broth, and sausage (cut into cubes). In a seperate bowl put your 2 tablespoons of flour and add the 1/4 cup of water and stir until no lumps can be seen. Add your flour/water mixture (rue) to your pot with other ingredients. Place on stove on medium to low heat for 20 - 25 minutes. Stirring occassionally, be sure to stir the bottom of your pot as soup may stick.

3. After the time is up add your potatoes, stir, and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

WW Points: Honestly I couldn't figure this one out, sorry guys!




I absolutely love this soup. No joke this soup is epic with the combination of the alfredo and potatoes.
You guys definitely have to try this one.


Tid Bits:
*Can't find the Progresso recipe starters? Just add another jar of alfredo sauce but lessen your chicken
broth to a 1/2 carton.
*For our vegetarian friends out there (hi, judi!) omit the sausage and use veggie stock instead of chicken broth.
*Please do not use frozen veggies, only canned.



Ma's Spot: During this time of year I make soup 3/4 times a week. Sometimes I look in my cabinets and just throw soups together. That ends up making the best soups. So I encourage you to look in your cabinets and imagine some nice warm soups. You'd be surprised at what winning recipes you can think up. I really love the potatoes in this recipe. It really makes a nice texture and taste. So try this hopefully you'll get your kiddos to eat some veggies.


*SNACK CORNER:* It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's pick:

 

WW Points: *7 for a 1/2 cup


Dinah: The good fellas of Ben and Jerry have come up with tonight's snack. Pumpkin cheesecake is a
limited batch (which makes me sad) for this time of year. While the flavor is jam packed with the taste of actual pumpkin cheesecake (crust and cheesecake? Yes, please) I can't get behind this one because of the points. While I love the awesome guys at B&J I find 7 points to be a bit high for a 1/2 cup of ice cream. Most ice cream's I've come across only have 3 points per 1/2 cup but this one is over double. Sounds worth it? Maybe but not so much to me. So if you're into quality over quanity then this might be your sweet dream come true but I think I'll save my points for something else.


Ma: What can I say about pumpkin that I haven't already said on this blog? How can anyone be sad this time of year with pumpkin/cinnamon flavored everything. When you add pumpkin to cheesecake my mom was truly right when she said you don't need money to make you smile. Let me tell you pumpkin cheesecake ice cream will make me smile for days! Although I don't think my mom meant ice cream. I think she meant the love of your family and the love you have not the material items but mom I'm scoring material items on this one. So if you love ice cream, cheesecake, or just a good pumpkin flavor. Pick this ice cream up and have a smile on your face. :].






That's all for tonight folks. We'll see you here next Tuesday with my next pick. Have a great week guys!




Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma