There seem to be two perspectives on leftovers. You either love them, or you hate them. I fall somewhere in the middle. I can enjoy leftovers, but only if I make something entirely new with the ingredients.
After Sunday dinners at our house, we often end up with leftover mashed potatoes. Aside from eating a bowl of mashed potatoes with butter (which I know many would enjoy), I like to whip up a bowl of creamy potato soup, just for me. Here's the recipe:
Creamy potato soup (for one) Prep 5 min Total 10 min
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Instructions
Note: If your soup is a little lumpy (blame the cook!) you can either push the soup through a sieve or give it a quick blitz with a hand blender. If your mashed potatoes have some fancy ingredients in them like horseradish or onions, the soup still works really well — it just has a little extra flavour.
Need a great recipe for mashed potatoes? Give some of these a try:
Make-ahead mashed potatoes
Creamy mashed potatoes
Dreamy creamy potato mash
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