Potato Soup (dairy And Soy Free!)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine (earth balance soy free)
• 1 1/2 cups celery, diced
• 2 cups onions, diced
• 8 cups potatoes, diced (skin on is fine!)
• 3 large cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chicken base, paste (better than bouillon organic)
• 6 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1 tablespoon dried chives
• pepper
• 10 slices bacon

Recipe

• 1 combine margarine, celery, onion, potatoes, and garlic in a stock pot (5 qt size works well).
• 2 saute vegetables for 10 minutes.
• 3 add chicken base, water, and spices.
• 4 bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• 5 boil 30 minutes, until potatoes are soft.
• 6 cook 10 strips bacon to crisp (precooked bacon in the microwave does just fine). add to soup.
• 7 use a standing blender or stick blender to blend soup to a creamy consistency. you may need to allow the soup to cool before transferring to an upright blender, and blend in batches. stir the final soup well.
• 8 we love this consistency, but if you wish to thicken the soup, potato flakes may be added. it could be thinned with a broth or milk product.