# Potato Soup

A hearty and easy-to-make potato soup that feeds a lot of people.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 or five washed potatoes
- bacon
- olive oil
- 1 tablespoon or two garlic
- onion
- 0.5 stick butter
- 0.5 cup flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups milk
- salt
- pepper
- parsley
- 16 oz block Vita (cheese)
- 0.75 cup sour cream

## Instructions

1. Poke four or five washed potatoes with a fork.
2. Microwave the poked potatoes for 12 to 15 minutes.
3. Add a little bit of your favorite olive oil to the bottom of the pan.
4. Let onions sweat down until they are nice and caramelized.
5. Add about a tablespoon or two of garlic.
6. Once onion and garlic have some color, add in half a stick of butter.
7. Once the butter is melted, add in half a cup of flour.
8. Whisk the flour in to establish a roux.
9. Cook the roux for a couple of minutes to knock out the flour taste.
10. Add two cups of chicken stock.
11. Add three cups of milk.
12. Bring the mixture to a light boil.
13. Half the cooked potatoes, then half them again long ways, and then cut them down to bite-sized pieces.
14. Add UFO salt, extraterrestrial pepper, and a smidge of parsley to the soup.
15. Add a 16oz block of Vita cheese cut into cubes to the soup.
16. Add about 3/4 cup of sour cream to the soup.
17. Add four to six strips of cooked and chopped bacon to the soup.
18. Once all the cheese is melted, turn off the heat.
19. Add the cooked potatoes to the soup.
20. Fold the potatoes into the soup to keep their integrity.

## Equipment

- fork
- microwave
- paper towel
- pan
- whisk

## Tips

- Poke potatoes with a fork before microwaving to prevent them from exploding.
- Cook bacon earlier to save time.
- Cut cheese into cubes to help it melt faster.
- Fold cooked potatoes into the soup to maintain their integrity.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/NoqrqN3v7H8
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dd3727fd-cc07-413a-a487-ad70806ad06e
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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