Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup
By
Cherie Martin
@intellighter
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Ingredients
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5 lbrusset potatoes
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1 lbbacon
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1 largeyellow onion (diced finely)
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1 mediumstalk of celery (diced finely)
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1 lbcheddar cheese (shredded)
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8 clovefresh garlic
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1/4 creal butter
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3 tspsalt (divided)
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1 tsppepper (divided)
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3 Tbspcorn starch
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5 cmilk or fat free half & half
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5 cchicken broth
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1/8 colive oil (extra virgin)
How to Make Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup
- Sautè bacon in skillet on Medium Heat until crispy (Drain well but Reserve 2 T of bacon grease & place Bacon in Crock Pot)
- Finely dice the Celery & Onion & put in skillet used to cook bacon. (I use all of the celery including the leaves)
- Add Bacon Grease, Olive Oil (1 t of Salt) & (½ t of Pepper) (Sauté until Onions are golden & Celery is soft-about 20 minutes)
- Place in Crock Pot on High Heat with Bacon & stir in Butter & mix well.
- In an extra large skillet or large stock pot put in Diced Potatoes (I use an extra large deep skillet)
- Add remaining Salt and Pepper and Garlic Cloves
- Add Chicken Broth and bring to a boil on Medium High Heat (Let boil for 15 minutes - stir and mash potatoes with potato masher until most of the potatoes are creamy (about 2/3 but not all of the potatoes-leave some chunky)
- Mix Cornstarch into the milk with a whisk and whisk until completely blended with no lumps showing
- Add milk and continue mashing until mixed well
- Add to Crock Pot and stir well into the Bacon, Onion and Celery mixture
- Add Cheddar Cheese and mix well
- Cook on High Heat in Crock Pot for 1-2 hours or until bubbly hot