How to Make Favorite Cheesy Potato Soup

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, cheesy potato soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cheesy Potato Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Cheesy Potato Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheesy potato soup using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Potato Soup:

1. Prepare thick sliced bacon; sliced into slices - 1 1/2 cups
2. Take yellow onion; small diced - 2 cups
3. Take garlic; minced
4. Prepare flour
5. Get chicken stock
6. Make ready whole milk
7. Take russet potatoes; peeled and large diced - 5 cups
8. Get shredded monterey jack cheese; 2-8 oz blocks
9. Make ready salt and pepper
10. Get FOR GARNISH
11. Take shredded cheddar cheese
12. Make ready thinly sliced scallions
13. Make ready reserved crispy bacon
14. Take your favorite hot sauce

Steps to make Cheesy Potato Soup:

1. Place a large pot over medium high heat. When the pan is hot, add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally until crispy, 6-8 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate using a slotted spoon and set aside.
2. To the rendered bacon fat, add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the flour and cook for 30 seconds then whisk in the chicken stock and milk. Season with 2 teaspoons of salt and a good amount of pepper. Add potatoes and bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 12-15 minutes.
3. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup then add the monterey jack cheese and continue to puree until the cheese is incorporated. Next blend in the sour cream and give it a taste to make sure the seasoning is right.
4. Ladle the soup in to bowls and garnish with reserved bacon, some shredded cheddar, scallions and your favorite hot sauce.

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