Panera's Cream Cheese Potato Soup

Ingredients:
4 c. chicken broth
4 c. peeled and cubed potatoes
1/4 c. minced onion
1/2 t. seasoning salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/4 t. ground red pepper
1 (8oz) package cream cheese, cut into chunks

Directions:
1. Combine broth, potatoes, onion, and spices.
2. Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
3. Smash a few potatoes to release starch for thickening.
4. Reduce to low heat.
5. Add cream cheese.
6. Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.

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Trust me, the cream cheese will melt in about five minutes.  Top with things like green onion, bacon bits or chives.  Good soup for a cold night.

Clam Chowder

6-7 pieces of bacon, cut into small pieces
1 med. onion, chopped
2 (5oz) cans clams with juice reserved
6-7 potatoes, cubed
2 (10.5oz) cans cream of celery soup
1 c. heavy cream
1 c. milk
1 T. butter

1. Add bacon to sauce pan and cook until crispy
2. Add onion and cook until translucent (if there's lots of bacon grease, I get rid of it)
3. Add clam juice from both cans
4. Add potatoes
5. Cover and cook until potatoes are fork tender, stir occasionally
6. Stir in clams, soup, cream and milk
7. Add butter and let melt into chowder
8. Cook 30-45 min or until thickened, stir occasionally

If we don't plan on eating right away, I put in a crock pot to keep warm.

Chicken Veggie Soup

Ingredients
2 White Chicken Breasts (cooked and shredded)
1 small Yellow Onion, finely diced
3 Cloves Garlic, minced
2 c. Carrots, mini carrots or chopped
1 c. Celery, chopped
1 Yellow Zucchini, sliced
1 Green Zucchini, sliced
3 c. Cabbage, shredded
4 Red Potatoes, diced (or 3 c. cooked brown rice)
6 c. Chicken Broth
2 Tbsp. Oregano
4 Basil Leaves
1 Tbsp. Sea Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
1/8 c. Chives

Combine all ingredients in large stockpot and slow cook for several hours or until all vegetables are soft. Feel free to add whatever other garden veggies you have in surplus.

Serve warm.

For freezer: Remove from heat when vegetables are not quite cooked. Divide into smaller portions and store in freezer containers. I use toss-away tupperware or ziploc freezer bags. When you reheat the soup, the vegetables will finish cooking without becoming over saturated. I double the recipe when I make it to freeze. It's a great use of your fall garden vegetables and nothing hits the spot like warm soup during the cold winter.