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American · Soup

Potato Soup with Bacon

A humble, filling potato soup: sauteed onion, diced potatoes and chicken broth cooked low and slow, served chunky with crisp bacon or blended smooth with a little cream.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total4 h 43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kgpotatoes, 6 large, scrubbed, peeled and diced
  • 1yellow onion, large, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 960 mlchicken broth, 4 cups
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • 4 slicesbacon, chopped and fried until crisp
  • 120 mlheavy cream, 1/2 cup, for the smooth versionoptional

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender
  • Slow cooker

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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