basic potato soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 large red potatoes, cut into cubes, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 8 slices turkey bacon, chopped
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon, or more to taste
• 20 fluid ounces evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• place potatoes into a large pot and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion and turkey bacon until browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• mix water and chicken bouillon together in a bowl, stirring and breaking cubes apart with a fork, until dissolved. stir evaporated milk and garlic salt into bouillon mixture.
• drain potatoes, setting about 1/8 aside in a bowl. mix the potatoes, evaporated milk mixture, onion-bacon mixture, and butter together in a pot until soup is creamy and smooth. add the reserved potatoes to soup, breaking potatoes apart for desired texture. bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until soup is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.