Potato Skins Soup
By
Kris Pate
@Crazee4daisys
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My family loves "Potato Skins", but when my daughter got her braces everything had to be soft and easy to chew. I created this quick and tasty soup so we could have the flavor in every spoonful. Enjoy this hearty and colorful soup any time of year.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Comments:
Serves:
4 large bowls
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
25 Min
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredients
- 3 large
- potatoes, washed and clean
- 2 medium
- carrots, chopped
- 6 slice
- bacon, cooked
- 1 c
- skim milk
- 2 Tbsp
- butter
- 1 small
- chicken bouillon cube
- 1 c
- mexican blend shredded cheese
- 1 small
- scallions (opt)
- 3 Tbsp
- all purpose flour
How to Make Potato Skins Soup
- 1Remove blemished areas on potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes. Add sliced carrots, potatoes to a sauce pan and cover vegetables with water plus an additional inch of water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until veggies can be mashed easily with a fork. Add boullion and set side. Do not drain water.
- 2Meanwhile cook bacon crispy. Drain and cool bacon and retain about 2 T of drippings. Remove skillet from heat. Cut bacon into tiny peices. When drippings have cooled a bit add 3 T of flour and gently whisk together. Slowly add milk and whisk over low heat.
- 3Before flour mixtures bubbles but has begun to warm transfer warm water (1 to 1 and 1/2 cups)from potato and carrot and whisk into skillet. Slowly increase heat and allow to thicken just slightly.
- 4Before mixtures boils but is very warm, carefully add to potato and carrot sauce pan. Stir in bacon peices and butter. Put on medium heat and mash a few potatoes and carrots and then allow to simmer for 8-10 minutes.
- 5Dip soup into bowls and sprinke 4 T of cheese and few green scallions if desired.
