This is a naturally gluten free Weight Watchers recipe that I got from my buddy Kristen. It is so delicious and super fast and easy to make!
Potato Leek Soup
1 1/2 lbs. Baking Potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 Leeks, pale green and white parts only, cleaned and chopped
4 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium Chicken Broth (I used Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock)
1/2 tsp. dried Thyme
3/4 cup Half-and-Half (I further reduced the fat content by using fat free half-and-half…I use this all the time to replace cream in recipes)
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper
Combine the potatoes, leeks, broth and thyme in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
Puree the soup in a food processor or blender (I used an immersion blender), in batches if necessary. Return the soup to the pan, stir in the half-in-half, salt and pepper; cook for 1 minute longer to heat through.
I added a salad and I also made some homemade cranberry sauce. Outside of the added sugar in the cranberry sauce, cranberries are a really good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol) and Vitamin K, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C and Manganese. Cranberries are also high in antioxidants…which of course cancels out the sugar, right? 
Cranberry Sauce
1 12-oz. bag Cranberries
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the cranberries and simmer until the cranberries start to pop (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat and place sauce in a bowl. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it cools.
Sam: “I really like it, but I prefer the circle kind better.”
Luke: “Jello, I like it!”
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