Soup

 

Grab a bowl full of gorgeousness. Soup's the ultimate comfort food. Go for the hearty whole meal-in-one soups or fast-track snack soups. Slap in leftover veg to make them go further.

Skint Potato and Onion Soup

Cheaper than chips and doubly impressive given the simple ingredients and subtle results. Use the base as a jumping off spot for loads of other veg soups. Extra cash? Add toppings.

Method

1. Dice potatoes into very small chunks. Chop onions very finely.
2. Melt the butter in a pan. Add onion, salt. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in potatoes.
3. Sweat them. Cover with a piece of greaseproof paper or butter packet and the lid. Cook very gently for 10 minutes without colouring.
4. Remove paper. Add Marigold mix or stock or water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat. Simmer very gently for 10 minutes.
5. Add parsley. Blitz with handblender. Stir in milk. Reheat. Season and taste. Adjust. Serve as is or with bits of crumbled bacon.

YOU CAN
Mash or sieve it if you don't have a handblender.
Make leek and potato soup: at step 2 add 1 extra potato; at step 4 add 350g/12oz finely sliced leeks. Use more liquid.
Vary the herbs - tarragon, thyme, sage work with potato and onion combo.