Cream Potato Soup
From tuilelaith 2 years agoIngredients
- 6 slices bacon (about 6 oz.), cut into 1-inch pieces shopping list
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease or butter shopping list
- 1 cup diced onion shopping list
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme shopping list
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth shopping list
- 2 cups milk, warmed shopping list
- 1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces shopping list
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
- 1/2 cup sour cream shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat.
- Add bacon pieces to a soup pot over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp and fat is rendered.
- Remove the bacon from the pot and set it aside.
- Pour off most of the grease, but do not clean the pot (3 tablespoons of bacon grease, should remain, otherwise use 3 tablespoons of butter ).
- Add onion and thyme and sauté until onion is soft, about 7 minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour on top of the onion, and stir until combined.
- Saute for an additional minute to cook the flour, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the chicken broth until combined.
- Add potatoes, milk and cooked bacon bits, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; simmer until potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Stirring occasionally every few minutes so that the bottom does not burn.
- When the potatoes are soft, stir in the cheddar cheese and sour cream.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve warm, garnished with desired toppings(crisp bacon pieces,cheddar cheese or green onion).
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