Cheesy Potato Soup

Another great comfort food is soup. Ross bought me a ginormous soup pot so I really wanted to use it and when I asked him what type of soup I should make, he replied potato.  What better than a cheesy potato soup!  I found this recipe somewhere I do not remember but luckily I printed the recipe to share :)

Cheesy Potato Soup

What you need:

1 lb. thick sliced bacon, diced
1 white onion diced
1 cup minced celery
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
2 Tbsp. flour
6 cups peeled and diced russet potatoes (2 lbs.)
1 Tbsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. paprika
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. tabasco sauce
4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cup half and half

Cook bacon in a large pot over medium high.  Remove the bacon with tongs to a paper towel lined plate.  Pour off all but 2 Tbsp. of the drippings.

Add onion, celery and garlic to drippings in pot and sweat over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.

Stir in flour cook 1 to 2 minutes and add potatoes, dry mustard, and paprika stir to coat potatoes.  Stir in broth, worcestershire and tabasco and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium low and cook partially cover, until potatoes are soft about 10 to 15 minutes.  Mash potatoes slightly then stir in cheese and half and had until cheese is melted.

Remove from heat and serve with the bacon on top, yum!