Creamy Potato Soup
This is a delicious and creamy potato soup recipe from House of Yumm that is super easy to make!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lbs potatoes
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 yellow onion
- 3-5 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups milk whole preferred
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
Optional Toppings
- sour cream
- chives
- grated cheddar cheese
- crumbled bacon
Instructions
- Peel and dice 3 lbs of potatoes.
- Press 3-5 cloves of garlic.
- Chop one onion.
- Cook six slices of bacon in Dutch Oven until they are nice and crispy. Remove the bacon, but leave the fat. Once the bacon has cooled, chop into pieces.
- Cook onion in bacon fat @ 4 minutes until soft.
- Add pressed garlic, cook another 30 seconds.
- Add 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour to Dutch oven. Stir well, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, potatoes, salt and black pepper. Stir and bring to a simmer for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft enough to mash.
- While you are waiting for the soup tp cook, grate 1 cup cheddar cheese, and dice some chives.
- Use an immersion blender to blend soup, being careful to leave some chunks if you desire. If you do not have an immersion blender you can mash with a potato masher or put some of the soup in a blender to mix.
- Add in the grated cheese, sour cream and crumbled bacon (but save some bacon for a topping). Stir to mix through.
- Serve with more cheese, bacon, chives and sour cream as you like!
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