WARM THOSE INNARDS...

It has been a while since I shared a recipe but with this recent ice storm and cold nothing sounds better than a nice hearty soup. AND what beats an easy to make potato soup? 

You'll need :

Stock pot / Dutch oven I used my large electric fry pan.

Immersion blender, optional

Ingredients:

4-5 lg potatoes, peeled

2 sticks butter (1 c) –  cut butter in half  and use 1/2 c

1/4 c flour

6 c milk,  either 2%/ whole

2 c shredded cheddar cheese + some for sprinkling on top

*12 slices of bacon (turkey bacon/ none) cooked + 2 T of its grease

4 green onions, diced

1 c sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

Bread bowl, optional

*I didn't add meat

Instructions:

Peel potatoes

Cook potatoes in microwave  (microwave potato settings usually between 1-3 minutes per potato)

Cut taters into 1″ cubes, set aside

*Cook bacon to your preferred crispiness, set aside, crumble once     cooled

Dice 4 green onions, set aside

In a large pot, melt butter  low-medium heat

Add flour and whisk together with butter until smooth and bubbly. Cook for 2-3 minutes

Increase heat to medium and gradually whisk in milk. 

Cook until slightly thickened, ~ 14 minutes ***continued whisking is so important here! (Otherwise milk'll burn) 

Add potatoes and onions, stirring occasionally, until soup begins to bubble. Reduce heat, simmer gently 10 minutes.

*Stir in bacon, bacon grease reserves, and sour cream

Add in cheese and stir well

Use an emersion blender to blend everything up if you'd like. I like to do a couple of pulses so I have some chunks along with creamy potato!

Dish and serve. Top with crumbled bacon, cheese and diced green onions. 

Serve in a bread bowl if you’d like!

 Easy peasy and certainly hit the spot. I had plenty to share... 

If you make it , tell me what you think!