Potato Soup
Easy potato soup made with cheddar and bacon
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon
- 1/2 small yellow onion finely diced
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 4 medium potatoes cubed
- 2 cups chicken stock can subsitute with vegetable
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients; chop bacon, peel and dice potatoes in ~1cm cubes, finely dice onion, shred cheese
- Heat a pot over medium low heat and addd the bacon
- Once the bacon is crispy remove from pot and set aside
- Add butter and onions to the same pot
- Cook until onions become soft and slightly translucent
- Once onions are cooked add stock to pot
- Add potatoes and milk
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Let simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are cooked through (approximately 25-30 minutes)
- Turn off heat and add shredded cheese to soup, stir
- Serve in a bowl with some cheese and the bacon bits on top