Candice's Creamy Bacon Potato Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 148.0
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 11.4 mg
  • Sodium: 1,229.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 5.4 g

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Introduction

When you have to have that winter comfort food. This lightened up version fits the bill. When you have to have that winter comfort food. This lightened up version fits the bill.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    32 oz fat free chicken broth
    4 cups diced new potato, with skin
    .5 cup chopped onion
    .5 cup chopped carrot
    6 cloves garlic minced
    .5 tsp celery seed
    4 slices bacon cooked crisp
    2 cups fat free half and half
    .25 cup flour
    1 tsp salt
    .5 tsp pepper
    .5 tsp celery seed
    1 tbsp butter

Tips

you could use store bought bacon crumbles. I would normally add chopped celery but didnt have any, so substituted celery seed for the flavor. You could also add a low fat shredded cheddar to the cream sauce before adding to the soup base. Cabot has a 75% reduced fat version of cheddar. Things like cooked broccoli, or corn would also make good additions.


Directions

cook bacon in skillet, discard all but 1-2 tsp bacon grease. Saute onion carrot and garlic till transparent. place potato chicken broth, seasonings and vegetables in pot and cook till tender. In skillet melt 1 tbsp butter and add flour, cook for a minute, slowly add half and half stirring constantly. Once thickened add to soup base. Add crumbled bacon just before serving.

Serving Size: 8 one cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CKING-PAL.