Smoky Potato Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 pints chicken broth, canned or homemade
• 1 large russet potato, peeled and chopped
• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 slices smoked bacon, coarsely chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
• milk (if necessary to thin soup)

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, fry bacon over medium heat, until browned. transfer bacon to a paper towel to drain.
• 2 remove all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• 3 saute onion, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes or until limp.
• 4 add chicken broth and potatoes to the soup pot. cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• 5 transfer half of soup to blender, and puree until smooth. put pureed soup back in soup pot.
• 6 stir in rosemary and bacon.
• 7 bring the soup to a simmer. add a little milk or broth to make soup desired consistency.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.