Swiss Potato Soup

 

If you love Bacon, swiss cheese, and potato soup, you are going to love this soup because it has all three ingredients.  The first time I had this I fell in love with it. Hearty, filling, and full of flavor. Try it you'll love it. This recipe makes 4 servings:

Ingredients: 

1/2 lb. bacon, cooked to crispy and crumbled

1 medium onion, diced

2 cups chicken stock

6 potatoes, cubed

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup flour

2 cups cream or 1/2 and 1/2

4 oz. Swiss cheese, freshly shredded

Directions:

Cut bacon up and cook it in a frying pan until crispy. Remove from pan and reserve 1 tablespoon of grease.  

In the same pan, sauté onions over medium-low heat to tender.  Add chicken stock, potatoes, and black pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes until potatoes are fork-tender. In a bowl, combine cream and flour until smooth. You have two options at this point. You can leave the potatoes in the pan in chunks or you can place contents into a blender and blend until smooth. Once you've decided, slowly pour your cream mixture into the potato mixture bring it back to a slight boil, and cook until it thickens. About 3- 5 minutes.  Add Swiss cheese and allow to melt stirring continuously until smooth. 

Remove pan from heat add shredded cheese and bacon on top and serve. Taste and adjust spices as needed.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft, and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. In her spare time, Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, and oil. pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.