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Cream Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheddar

Cozy up with this classic Creamy Potato Soup topped with bacon and cheddar. This easy one-pot soup can be made stove-top or in the slow cooker. Woot! Today’s recipe is more of a back-to-basics approach: creamy potato soup with a few chunks of diced potato kept whole for added texture with a sprinkling of green onion, bacon, and cheddar on top. Add a dollop of sour cream and I’m basically swooning into my bowl with every bite. 

Cozy up with this classic Creamy Potato Soup topped with bacon and cheddar. This easy one-pot soup can be made stove-top or in the slow cooker. Woot! Today’s recipe is more of a back-to-basics approach: creamy potato soup with a few chunks of diced potato kept whole for added texture with a sprinkling of green onion, bacon, and cheddar on top. Add a dollop of sour cream and I’m basically swooning into my bowl with every bite.

 

Ingredients

6 slices bacon (about 6 oz.), cut into 1-inch pieces
3 tablespoons bacon grease or butter
1 cup diced onion
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups milk, warmed
1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
salt and pepper

 

Instructions

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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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