Ellens Outstanding Bacon Potato Soup Recipes

CREAMY POTATO BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion, garlic, and celery to the bacon fat and cook 3-4 minutes or until onion softens slightly.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook covered 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
• Combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water to create a slurry. Whisk into the simmering soup and simmer 1 minute. Stir in half of the bacon. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste.
• Spoon into bowls, top with parmesan cheese, remaining bacon and green onions.

ELLEN'S ALL-DAY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except milk, in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
• At the beginning of the last hour, stir in the milk.
• NOTE: You may add 1 or 2 cloves of garlic if you so desire. You may also add cheese, bacon bits, any number of things, but this is a simple recipe that you can throw together quickly in the morning and forget.

ELLEN'S POTATO SOUP WITH ATTITUDE

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, cook potatoes, carrots, and onions 8-10 minutes over medium-low heat. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; set aside. Do not discard bacon drippings.
• 3. Place minced garlic in hot bacon drippings for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not allow to burn. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 4. Add garlic, salt, pepper, summer savory, butter, half and half, and cheeses to the vegetables. Stir over low heat until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.
• 5. Top each serving with crumbled bacon. Enjoy!

ELLEN'S ELEGANT POTATO-BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and onions in boiling water, covered, for about 10 minutes; drain.
• Add cream cheese and broccoli soup; mix well.
• Stir in 3/4 of the crumbled bacon and 3/4 of the shredded cheese. Add garlic powder, chicken broth, and half and half. Stir until well combined.
• Add the butter, salt and pepper, and cover over low to medium heat until butter has melted.
• Stir again to combine all ingredients; simmer until hot. Serve immediately with the remaining bacon and cheese as garnish.

CANADIAN BACON POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan coated with nonstick cooking spray saute onions until tender.
• Add potatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Set aside 1 cup potato mixture.
• Puree remaining mixture in batches in a blender or food processor and return to the pan.
• Stir in milk, bacon, butter granules, salt, pepper and reserved potato mixture.
• Heat through without boiling. Garnish each with 1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream or yogurt and sprinkle with chives.

BEST EVER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.

ELLEN'S OUTSTANDING BACON-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cook diced potatoes in small amount of boiling salted water for 10 minutes until tender; drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels. DO NOT DRAIN GREASE.
• 3. Saute chopped onion in the bacon grease over low heat until translucent; then add the minced garlic, stirring, until you have smelled the garlic for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• 4. In a medium-sized saucepan melt the butter over low-medium heat and stir in the flour until it forms a paste. Slowly add the chicken broth and half and half, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken. If it gets too thick, add a little more broth.
• 5. When mixture reaches desired consistency, add the potatoes, onion-garlic mixture, crumbled bacon (all but two slices), salt and pepper to taste, and the cheese slices. Stir until cheese is melted and fully incorporated into the soup.
• 6. Ladle into individual soup bowls, top with remaining crumbled bacon and chives.