
Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon
The other day I had a Facebook message from a friend suggesting an online food contest she thought I should try.
Actually, her words were, “You could rock this!” and I was flattered (even if it turns out she said the same thing to her other foodie friends).

What kind of contest is it, you ask? A potato contest!
And what does the grand prize winner get? A professional photo of the recipe and the cover of Family Circle magazine, plus a few other goodies.
So, I am going to rock this. I have the most amazing, comforting, delicious, cantstopthinkingabouttheleftovers recipe for cheesy potato soup with bacon (easily converted to become vegetarian-friendly!!!), and now I’m going to share it with you.
You will get addicted!

Cheesy Potato Soup
Yield: 4 to 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 6 potatoes, cubed
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups milk*
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 6 strips bacon, cooked & crumbled
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Instructions
Notes
I use whole milk, but you could try 2%. I wouldn't use 1% or skim milk because they doesn't have enough fat content and your sauce might break. A mixture of whole milk and cream would be delish!
This recipe is easily made vegetarian by omitting the bacon or by serving it on the side only (if you're serving both meat eaters and non-meat eaters)!
Let’s hope we have a winner!

7 Comments
Truffula Seed
This is the best soup ever.
Wendy
Definitely trying this out!
Tina
Yum, I can’t wait to try it!
Erin @ Fun With Freebies!
I just came across your blog through your post on Bloggy Mom’s! I am sure glad I did! I am going to try this receipe this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Liza
It’s so worth it guys! Very simple, and so, so good. 🙂 Enjoy!
Layla, Michael & Cole
Since this combines two of my favorite things, cheese and potatoes, I must try soon. As soon as it’s not 100 degrees out here in Hotlanta and soup sounds good 🙂
Liza
Layla – you won’t be disappointed. Seriously. It’s SO yummy. 🙂