Easy Bacon and Potato Soup is a thick and creamy chowder-like soup that is really simple to make.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, potatoes
Prep Time 8 minutesminutes
Cook Time 17 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
8slices bacon
1medium onion,diced
2 1/2cupsdiced potatoes
1cupwater
1(10 3/4-ounce) cancondensed cream of chicken soup
2/3cupsour cream
1 3/4cupsmilk
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1/4 to 1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes,optional
sliced green onions,optional
Instructions
Cook bacon in a Dutch oven until crispy. Remove and set aside. Leave about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the Dutch oven and cook onion until soft.
Add potatoes and water. Cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until potatoes are soft.
Add soup, sour cream, milk, salt, pepper and crushed pepper flakes.Crumble the bacon and add 3/4 of it. (Save rest for garnish.)Bring to a simmer, but don't let boil.Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with crumbled bacon and green onions and Serve.