Piper and I are big soup fans.
Husband is relatively a fan of soup depending on what it is and what’s in it.
I found out on December 8, 2014 he is not a tomato soup fan.
{Read to the end for a funny pertaining making potato soup}
Baja Chicken Enchilada—yassssss
Veggie–sorry that recipe will never be posted…it’s sacred.
Tomato with grilled cheese—get that handy dandy Campbell’s can out of the pantry with some water, pepper, and slap a grilled cheese in the pan.
White Chicken Chili–yum
Chili-again…sacred recipe…sorry…
And of course the wonderfully classic potato soup.
I am lazy when I cook.
{unless it’s Grandma Sallye’s pie recipes}
I like canned goods because they’re easy.
So for my potato soup ….
You’re going to need a pack of bacon—Great Value Applewood is my weapon of choice.
Cut the ENTIRE pack of bacon into little pieces with some kitchen shears, throw it in your pot {the same one you will do the soup in}, and cook until relatively crispy.
Then, empty 4 cans of diced potatoes…or if you’re an over achiever you can put in your freshly peeled and diced potatoes….
Cook your potatoes WITH the bacon for about 5 minutes.
{You can also throw in some diced onions, celery, and carrots for added flavor/color if you’re adventurous unlike us}
Now add about 3/4 of a 32oz container of Chicken Broth {24 oz if you want to be technical} ,handful of shredded cheese {I use the pre-shredded packaged GV Monterrey Jack mix}, small container sour cream, and 1 pint of heavy cream.
Sprinkle in Salt, pepper, and onion powder to taste {if you added the adventurous veggies, then you won’t want to add the powder}.
Lastly, to thicken it– add instant mashed potato flakes.
{I keep a box of these in the cabinet for random cooking purposes}
Add these in for your desired consistency {we like it relatively thick so I add close to 2 cups}.
In my opinion, adding the potato flakes is better than doing the flour method just because it keeps the potato flavor and there is no worrying about lumps.
Stir a little, cook for around 15 -20 minutes on LOW, and tada.
All done.
Now for the funny….
{See part 2 for the funny story pertaining to an incident making this soup…..}
