Potato-bacon Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 6 cups potatoes, peeled, diced (about 2 1/2 lbs.)
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 8 ounces light cream cheese
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked, chopped
• 16 ounces milk
• 2 tablespoons parsley, fresh, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare vegetables; dice onion and celery. peel and dice potatoes into small pieces.
• 2 saute onion and celery in butter about 8 minutes over low heat until softened.
• 3 add potatoes and chicken broth. simmer 15-20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• 4 add cream cheese to soup (hint: pour some of the hot soup into a mixing bowl with cream cheese; whisk to blend, and then pour this back into the soup pot).
• 5 add chopped bacon and milk (if you like a richer soup, use half-n-half instead of milk).
• 6 option - add a pkg. of frozen broccoli, cooked, drained and chopped, or a package of frozen corn.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 serve with additional toppings (cheese, chopped green onions, bacon).