Creamy Potato-Bacon Chowder

Baked potatoes, cut into chunks, are combined with onion, celery, bacon, cream of chicken soup and milk in this flour-thickened soup.

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Ingredients:

• 1 onion, diced
• 3 celery stalks, diced
• 5-6 strips of bacon
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 5 cups reduced-fat milk or whole milk
• 5-6 baked potatoes, cut in chunks
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Cook bacon in large pot. Remove; saute onion and celery in bacon grease. Add flour to make paste. Add salt and pepper and about 2 cups of milk. Add chicken soup and remaining milk. Stir in potatoes and crumbled bacon pieces. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. *For a lighter recipe, substitute turkey bacon, and chicken broth for 1/2 of the milk.

Notes: As a Personal Chef, I've made this recipe for clients as well as my family, and it always comes back with rave reviews. Tip: For even greater comfort food, make some homemade bread to go with it.

Number of servings: 5-6

Submitted By: BuyingThyme
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