There is nothing better on a chilly winter’s day than eating a big bowl of creamy potato soup in front of a roaring fire!
Living in sunny Southern California, I’m not use to so many over cast colder than average winter days. Maybe we have these days every year and I just block them out. Either way, I am taking advantage of these gloomy days to enjoy the stick to your ribs kind of comfort food I love so very much.
This creamy potato soup is my favorite this winter so far for so many reasons, first, it’s delicious and second, it’s so darn easy to make.
Creamy Potato Soup
Author: Its All About The Yummy
Ingredients
- 6 slices of bacon, diced
- 4 tablespoons of bacon grease, reserved (or butter)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk, more if needed
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 pounds red potatoes, peeled and diced into bite size pieces
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 green onions, sliced thinly
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
Instructions
- Heat a large Dutch oven or stock pot over medium high heat, add diced bacon and cook until brown and crispy. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- Sprinkle the flour over the warm bacon grease and whisk until smooth. Cook for approximately 2 minutes until a slight shade of brown. Gradually whisk in milk and chicken stock until combined and there are no lumps and the mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in potatoes.
- Cook at a slow simmer for 30 minutes, stirring constantly to make sure the bottom does not burn.
- Stir in sour cream, salt, pepper, and paprika, cook over medium heat for and additional 15 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender or a counter blender, blend ½ of the potatoes.
- **If soup is too thick, add milk as needed.
- Serve warm and garnish with bacon, cheddar cheese, and green onions.
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you are so right about drinking some soup on a chilly winter day! It’s the best! This recipe sounds absolutely delicious!! I love patato soup.
This looks amazing! I have a bunch of potatoes at home calling my name to make this. Thanks for sharing!
I love potato soup!!! My Mom made it for us when we were kids. It was my favorite thing that she made. I will try your recipe using almond milk and flour and let you know how it turns out. Thanks so much!
This creamy soup looks so comforting! Soup is a major craving this time of year!
YUM! This looks perfect for a chilly winter night.
I would have it without the bacon as I am a vegetarian but the creamy potato soup sounds delicious!
It looks really amazing. I’m sure it tastes delicious! 🙂
Agreed, nothing better than soup in the winter. I could go for this right now—even for breakfast!
Today would be a perfect day for this soup!
The winter wind really kicked up today here in Kansas. This hearty soup looks like a great response to the chill in the air today. Thank you!
I have been eating a ton of soup lately and this looks wonderful. Saving for a great Sunday night dinner.
you are right that soup is the cure for winter! This looks incredible, I love a good creamy soup. thanks so much for sharing! xx
You’re right – I always crave potato soup in the winter. I usually use yellow potatoes, but I’m sure red ones would be yummy too!
We just bought a dutch over for Christmas and this would be a great recipe to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
I’m such a sucker for a good potato soup – Especially if it has cheese (yuuuum). This is also so perfect for the winter because when it’s cold, all I want to do is dive into a big bowl of soup and this recipe looks perfect.
What a pretty looking soup and love the diced bacon on top.
This looks so tasty! So good for winter!
Yum! Potato soup is so warm and comforting!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Looks so good – been awhile since I’ve had potato soup and yours looks wonderful. Pinned it for later! Nice and thick and a meal in itself!
Love potato soup, especially this time of year!
This soup looks so delicious and creamy. The perfect winter comfort food.
Now, this is a recipe I can wrap my heart around. Pinned and making it this week! It looks every so amazing!
Nothing is better on a Winter day than soup! I think this soup looks pretty darn good and i look forward to trying this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
My mom used to make potato soup and I never liked it. Just a few days ago, I asked her to make it for me so I could try it again! This looks delicious and I can’t wait to have some. Thanks for sharing 🙂