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Potato Soup Recipe

This potato soup recipe makes the perfect cold-weather comfort food dinner. It comes together quickly for a family-friendly, weeknight meal.
Keyword best potato soup, potato soup, dinner, easy recipe, homemade, soup, cream, bacon
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 822kcal
Author Holli Butterfield

Ingredients

  • 6 Bacon strips
  • 6 Large potatoes peeled and diced
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 3 celery diced
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • Toppings
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Chives
  • sour cream
  • bacon crumbles

Instructions

  • 1. Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or heavy bottomed soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.

    2. Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving some of the fat in the pot.
  • 3. Add water and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are cooked.
  • 4. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, chicken broth and salt and pepper to the pot. Stir well.

    5. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (roughly 30 minutes), stir regularly to prevent burning on the bottom.

    6. Add milk and heavy cream. Cook 10 minutes. Stir.
  • 7. Season to taste.

    8. Top with additional bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

Notes

If a thicker soup is desired whisk 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold milk until dissolved. Slowly whisk into the soup and cook an additional few minutes until thickened to desired consistency.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 822kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 2901mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 11g