Need a potato and veggie stew recipe!

[Backseat Driver]

5. I'll take a whack at it - (not all ingredients used)

Which ever you have more of: Make a Deprived Bloody Mary with the V8 and vodka, top w/black pepper for the chef, LOL! or have some of that red wine saving some to deglaze the sauteed seasonings below.

Wash and prep any veggies that need chopped: raw potatos, cabbage, c. greens, carrots; broccoli* Add canned corn and diced tomatos and chile w/juice and chopped jalepeno. Add water to make enough soup broth, and bring all to boil in soup pot until potatos are semi-soft. Add thyme or season with other spices to taste. When veggies have boiled turn down and retain in soup pot.

2 T veggie oil in pan to saute onion, garlic, and mushrooms until onions are carmelized. Deglaze with a bit of red wine and add to the liquid (broth) and boiled vegetables in soup pot.

Add cream of potato soup and parmesan. Defrost shrimp and peas under cold water in collander, and add to soup pot. Salt to taste, and simmer until hot. Serve garnished optional croutons. Make basil pesto w/oil and basil and spread on crusty bread.

*Optionally, prepare a small salad w/the raw broccoli - search the pantry for other ingredients like raisins or other dried fruit like cranberries and slivered almonds, pecans, or pine nuts, and make a brown or yellow vinegrette or mayo based dressing to serve with the soup or use the dregs of the last salad dressing in the fridge.

*Optionally, serve the soup with crusty bread for dipping in oil and fresh basil. Good luck and tasty remains of last week.