Recipe: Delicious Potato Soup

Potato Soup.

You can have Potato Soup using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Potato Soup

1. It's 2 of strips lean bacon, chopped.
2. It's 1 cup of finely sliced leeks or onion or 8 large green onions with tops, finely sliced.
3. You need 2 clove of garlic, minced.
4. It's 3 of medium-sized potatoes, peeled and cubed.
5. Prepare 1 3/4 cup of lower-sodium chicken broth.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of white or black pepper.
8. You need 2 cup of low-fat(1%)milk.
9. You need 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour or potato flakes.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of dried basil leaves.

Potato Soup instructions

1. In a large saucepan, cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving drippings. Drain bacon on paper towels; set aside. Add leeks and garlic to reserved drippings and cook until tender. Add potatoes, broth, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Using a fork, slightly mash the potatoes against the side of the saucepan..
2. In a medium-sized bowl, wisk together the milk, flour or potato flakes, and basil; stir into potato mixture. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Cook and stir 2 minutes more or until thickened. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with bacon. Serve with corn bread. Makes 6 side-dish servings..