Hearty Potato Soup Recipe

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Potatoes and vegetables are simmered in chicken broth, then enriched with butter and cream in this delicious Potato Soup recipe. The result is a robust, creamy soup that is both hearty and delicious. Top it with Cheddar cheese and bacon bits, then serve it alongside warm, crusty bread for the ultimate comfort food experience. It is the perfect comforting companion on cold winter nights.

Let’s look at how to make this delicious soup, shall we?

Ingredients

For this comforting soup recipe, you need the following ingredients:

• Bacon
• Potatoes (I usually use russet potatoes.)
• Sweet onions or yellow onions
• Celery
• Green onions
• Carrots (I like to use carrot matchsticks.)
• Chicken broth
• Salt and black pepper
• Garlic cloves
• Dried basil
• Crushed red pepper
• Hot sauce
• Butter
• Heavy whipping cream

Garnish

• Cheddar cheese
• Sour cream

How To Make Potato Soup

1. In a large chili pot, cook bacon until brown and crisp. Remove from the pot and allow to drain on paper towels. Once bacon has cooled, break or cut into pieces and refrigerate. I like to cook the bacon so that it is a little bit crisp yet still pliable.

1. While the bacon is cooking, start preparing the vegetables by washing and slicing the green onions and celery. My family does not like celery’s texture, so we leave it rather large so we can easily find it and remove it from the soup later.

Remove the bacon from the pot, but leave the drippings in to help flavor the soup. At this point, I like to break the bacon into pieces and refrigerate it. It will be used to garnish the soup.

Dice the onions, and slice the potatoes into small chunks.

1. Layer it all in the pot.

On top of the vegetables, pour chicken broth, and then add some hot sauce and spices. Bring it to a simmer, cover the soup, and let it cook for a couple of hours.

1. After the soup has simmered for a couple of hours, remove the celery stalks. Add the stick of butter and heavy whipping cream, and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
2. To thicken it, carefully place an immersion blender in the pot and puree a small amount. (Note:  while immersion blenders can be used in nonstick cookware, do not allow them to touch the bottom.)  You could alternatively scoop out some of the hot soup and puree it in a blender.

1. Ladle the pureed soup into bowls and garnish each bowl with cheese, bacon bits, green onions, and sour cream, if desired.

If you’re all about warm, comforting soups, you’ll love my Crockpot Cowboy Soup, Ham and Bean Soup, and Loaded Cauliflower Soup. Each one brings its own flavor twist to the dinner table – perfect for soup season or anytime you need a little comfort in a bowl.

Lynda – Southern Kissed

Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe

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This recipe for Potato Soup will feed a large crowd of cold, hungry people. Make a batch and serve with some warm, crusty bread for a soul-satisfying meal.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Calories: 560

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Ingredients

  

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• 12 ounces bacon
• 5 pounds potatoes
• 2 sweet onions
• 5 celery stalks
• 1 bunch green onions
• 1 bag carrot matchsticks
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 ½ teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 5 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream

Garnish

• 2 cups Cheddar cheese
• ½ cup sour cream

Method

 

1. In large pot, cook bacon until brown and crisp. Remove from pot and allow to drain on paper towels. Once bacon has cooled, break or cut into pieces and refrigerate.
2. While bacon cooks, peel potatoes and then cut into small cubes, about 1/2 inch in size. Dice onions and trim edges off of celery. Rinse green onions and cut off the roots and top 1-2 inches. Chop into small pieces about 1/8 inch long. Reserve and refrigerate ½ cup for garnish.
3. Once bacon has finished cooking, add potatoes, bag of carrots, onions, celery, and green onions on top of bacon drippings . Add chicken broth to pot. Add spices and hot sauce and bring pot to low boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 1 ½ hours.
4. After the soup has simmered, remove celery stalks. Add the stick of butter and heavy whipping cream and allow to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
5. Using an immersion blender, carefully puree soup mixture for a few seconds – until it has a creamy texture and appearance.
6. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with cheese, bacon, green onions, and sour cream if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 560kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 15gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 1173mgPotassium: 380mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1509IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 304mgIron: 1mg

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