Cheesy Potato Soup in Homemade Bread Bowls

Name: Cheesy Potato Soup in Homemade Bread Bowls
Ingredients: 6 slices chopped bacon; 1 yellow onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp cayenne; 0.25 cup flour; 4 cups chicken stock; 6 medium yellow potatoes, peeled and diced; 0.5 cup milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 8 oz sharp cheddar; 4 oz smoked gouda; green onion

Serves 1

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Cheesy Potato Soup in Homemade Bread Bowls

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add six slices of chopped bacon to a pot and cook until crispy.
2Remove the crispy bacon from the pot.
3Soak up about half of the bacon grease with a paper towel.
4Add the onion and garlic to the pot.
5Cook the onion and garlic for about 2 to 3 minutes.
6Add the seasonings (salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cayenne) along with a fourth cup of flour.
7Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
8Slowly add four cups of chicken stock while whisking to make it thick.
9Add six diced yellow potatoes.
10Bring the mixture to a simmer on low and cover for about 15 minutes.
11Once the potatoes are soft, use an immersion blender to blend about half of them.
12Add a half cup of milk and one cup of heavy cream.
13Add 8 oz of sharp cheddar and 4 oz of smoked gouda a little bit at a time to ensure it melts evenly.
14Finally, add the cooked bacon back into the soup, saving some for garnish.
15Serve the soup in bread bowls.
16Top with some cheese, the saved bacon, and green onion.

Ingredients

6 slices chopped bacon
1 yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
0.5 tsp cayenne
0.25 cup flour
4 cups chicken stock
6 medium yellow potatoes, peeled and diced
0.5 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz sharp cheddar
4 oz smoked gouda
green onion

Equipment

potpaper towelwhiskimmersion blenderbread bowls

Tips

Save a little bit of bacon to garnish.
Add cheese a little bit at a time to ensure even melting.

Cheesy Potato Soup in Homemade Bread Bowls

Serves 1

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Cheesy Potato Soup in Homemade Bread Bowls

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add six slices of chopped bacon to a pot and cook until crispy.
2Remove the crispy bacon from the pot.
3Soak up about half of the bacon grease with a paper towel.
4Add the onion and garlic to the pot.
5Cook the onion and garlic for about 2 to 3 minutes.
6Add the seasonings (salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cayenne) along with a fourth cup of flour.
7Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
8Slowly add four cups of chicken stock while whisking to make it thick.
9Add six diced yellow potatoes.
10Bring the mixture to a simmer on low and cover for about 15 minutes.
11Once the potatoes are soft, use an immersion blender to blend about half of them.
12Add a half cup of milk and one cup of heavy cream.
13Add 8 oz of sharp cheddar and 4 oz of smoked gouda a little bit at a time to ensure it melts evenly.
14Finally, add the cooked bacon back into the soup, saving some for garnish.
15Serve the soup in bread bowls.
16Top with some cheese, the saved bacon, and green onion.