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[Chi-town girl]

I know there are a number of different potato soup recipes. This recipe is the one I've been using for awhile. It's very tasty and I love the one pot cooking method 

Good quality bacon, freshly shredded cheddar cheese and Yukon gold potatoes are keys to the BEST potato soup

I found a package of the thick cut hickory smoked bacon from Costco in our freezer. Did a quick grocery run earlier today for the other key ingredients. Making a double batch of this oh, soooooo good soup 🍲 

The Ultimate Potato Soup Recipe

An easy and delicious creamy potato soup recipe that can be made in just one pot! Loaded with bacon and creamy potato goodness, this is a favorite comfort food in my household.

Ingredients

• ▢ 6 strips (uncooked) bacon cut into small pieces
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons butter unsalted or salted will work
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion chopped (about 1.5 cup/200g)
• ▢ 3 large garlic cloves minced
• ▢ ⅓ cup all purpose flour (42g)
• ▢ 2 ½ lbs gold potatoes peeled and diced into pieces no larger than 1” (this was about 6 Large potatoes for me/1.15kg)
• ▢ 4 cups chicken broth (945ml)
• ▢ 2 cups milk (475ml)
• ▢ ⅔ cup heavy cream (155ml)
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoon* salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• ▢ ¼ - ½ teaspoon ancho chili powder**
• ▢ ⅔ cup sour cream (160g)
• ▢ Shredded cheddar cheese, chives, and additional sour cream and bacon for topping optional

Instructions

• Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.
• Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.
• Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
• Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).
• Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.
• Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).
• Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half*** of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).
• Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.
• Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
• Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

Notes

*I recommend starting with a more reserved amount of salt and then adding more as needed, the amount of salt needed will vary depending on the type/brand of broth you use**If you haven't used ancho chili powder before, I recommend starting with ¼ teaspoon and then taste-testing before increasing to ½ teaspoon if you like the taste.  ***If you want a completely creamy soup you can puree all of it, just puree in batches, about half of the soup at a time.  I prefer my potato soup with actual chunks of potatoes and prefer to puree just half of it.

[KingstonsMom]

@Chi-town girl 

This looks and sounds absolutely delicious!

[Chi-town girl]

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@KingstonsMom wrote:

@Chi-town girl 

This looks and sounds absolutely delicious!

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@KingstonsMom It's quite AMAZING, especially on cold winter days. A side of garlic bread is a very nice compliment 

[KingstonsMom]

@Chi-town girl 

It looks so warming and like a  'stick to your ribs' kinda meal, garlic toast would be perfect!

[newjerseygirl]

@Chi-town girl Thanks.  I printed it out.  

One pot is always good!

[LdyBugz]

That looks so yummy! It's supposed to get cold again at the end of the week with snow coming, so I think it will be a perfect time for me to make this.  Thank you!

[drizzellla]

@Chi-town girl 

Thank you for posting this recipe.

There is a local restaurant that has the BEST potato soup. You realize how good it is when you eat potato soup at any other restaurant.

Have been looking for years for a similar soup. Have found one that was OK. But I am still on the hunt. Can't wait to give this recipe a try. Looks like a winner.

[ECBG]

This looks wonderful!!!  Many thinks!

Potato soup is a rare treat because of the potatoes and calories, but occasionally, it's a light in the darkness of winter!!!

[wagirl]

One of my faves---but DD can't eat dairy and too many carbs in the spuds----best is homemade by far!!!

[godi]

@Chi-town girl  You had me at potato soup! 😋