Potato Bacon Soup

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Quick & Easy, Vegetable Soup
Collections:	Bring on the Bacon!
Serves:	8
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

6 c	diced potatoes
1 c	diced onions
5 c	chicken stock to cover, or water
2/3 c	diced celery
3 Tbsp	celery tops
6 slice	bacon, fried crisp, crumbled, reserve some for garnish
1 tsp	each salt and pepper, or to taste
2 tsp	dried parsley, plus more to garnish
4 c	whole milk
1 c	heavy cream
	slurry:
4 1/2 Tbsp	cornstarch
1/2 c	cold water

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Jane McMillan

Well Seasoned

Massena (now in FL), NY

janenov46

Member Since Oct 2010

Jane's Notes:

You can make this with water for those with dietary restrictions.
This is an old fashioned soup, but it doesn't require a lot of time to simmer.
The bacon makes it specially yummy, you could add 3 cups of shredded cheddar,and make it a cheese potato soup.

Directions

Cook bacon til crispy, drain on paper towels, and crumble.

Saute onion and celery in bacon fat til bacon is translucent.

Dice potatoes and cover with water or chicken stock. Add sauted onions, celery, (make sure you add some of that bacon fat too)celery tops, seasonings.

Simmer potatoes til fork tender, not mushy.

Mix slurry ingredients together, add to simmering potatoes, a little at a time. Use a spatula and not a spoon for this.

Simmer until thickened, add milk, cream, crumbled bacon.

If you want to make this a cheddar cheese soup, now is the time to add 3 cups of shredded extra sharp sheddar.

Adjust seasonings at this time, ladle into soup crocks and garnish with parsley and some bacon.

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Kimi Gaines kimijo

Oct 31, 2010

Can you make some and send it my way. I love potato soup and I am going to make this real soon. Thanks for sharing!!

Jane McMillan janenov46

Oct 31, 2010

Thanks Kimmi,
I took this in one day to work for one of my co workers that loved her grammies potato soup. She asked me if she could take home the little bit that was left.
Think your gang will love it.

Robin DuPree robdupree

Nov 1, 2010

YUMMY! Looks so appetizing and hearty...

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Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

Nov 23, 2010

This looks DEE-LISHIOUS! Talk about 'comfort food' ... :o)))))

Jane McMillan janenov46

Nov 23, 2010

Thanks Robin and Terri, give it a try

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Dana R DRamsey

Oct 18, 2011

I made this wonderful soup over the weekend and I must say that it is 3 soups in one. You can do just the potato soup or a cheesy potato soup or go another step and make it a creamy potato and asparagus soup. That is what I ended up doing only because I had some asparagus that I had to use up before it went bad. The soup was out of this world. Will be making this again! I made it in my fireplace in a kettle hung on my crane! It was just so darn perfect!

Dana R DRamsey

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Jane McMillan janenov46

Oct 18, 2011

Great idea Dana! I love recipes that can be changed around easily and the asparagus would be a yummy thing to add.
Another nice thing is grated cheddar in there.

Dana R DRamsey

Oct 18, 2011

Jane I did add the cheddar as your recipe suggested that is why I decided to add the asparagus to it. Wow this soup is so awesome! Shared the recipe with my mother last night! Great job!

Jane McMillan janenov46