Easy, Creamy Potato Soup Recipe

Name: Easy, Creamy Potato Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 5 -6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces; 1/2 - 1 lb bacon; 1/4 - 1/2 cup flour; 3 cups chicken broth; 2 cups heavy cream; 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels or 3/4 cup whole kernel corn, drained; 1 medium onion, diced; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup butter (optional); salt and pepper, to taste

Servings: persons

5 -6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
1/2 - 1 lb bacon
1/4 - 1/2 cup flour
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup frozen corn kernels or 3/4 cup whole kernel corn, drained
1 medium onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup butter (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste

1
Fry bacon until crisp (see recipe #242966 for homemade bacon bit tips). Remove to paper towels to drain. Reserve bacon grease.
2
Meanwhile, boil potatoes in a large dutch oven in water; do not add salt! Drain.
3
Pour reserved bacon grease into empty dutch oven; saute onion and garlic in reserved bacon grease until onion is lightly browned.
4
Add flour to the sauted onion mixture, stirring to evenly brown; add cream and stir constantly until mixture thickens; add chicken broth and stir until bubbly.
5
Stir potatoes, corn and crumbled bacon into the soup; add butter, salt and pepper to taste. (you may not need salt. Bacon is very salty) Simmer until butter is melted and stirred into soup.
6
Add milk at little at a time if soup is too thick for your tastes.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 5 -6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces, 1/2 - 1 lb bacon, 1/4 - 1/2 cup flour, 3 cups chicken broth, and more.

Yes, Easy, Creamy Potato Soup falls under the Soups & Stews category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Easy, Creamy Potato Soup

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