If there is a little resistance, give the soup a little longer to simmer, and then retest. Poke a knife into the potato and if it slides right in without resistance, the potatoes are tender. Test for tenderness by using a slotted spoon to fish out a few pieces of potato. Once the soup starts bubbling, lower the heat and simmer until potatoes are fork-tender. Add 6 cups of Chicken Broth and bring soup to a slow boil. Salt only at the start of your recipe and the saltiness will get lost and you'll end up needing to add more later.īroth and Simmer. Added too early, the pepper will over power. Tasty Tip: By adjusting your seasonings little by little like this is how you build a depth of flavor to your recipes that you cannot get if all your seasonings are added at one time. Thereby enhancing the depth of your flavor base even more. This time adding in the Black Pepper and Red Pepper. Adjust your seasonings again by adding a few more sprinkles of Salt. Next, add the diced Potatoes stirring them in with the vegetables until they have softened but are not quite tender. Adjust your seasonings with a sprinkle or two of Salt and continue to sauté the vegetables for a few more minutes. Here you are cooking all that beautiful savory bacon flavor into the vegetables. Using medium heat, sauté the diced Onion, Carrots, and Celery in the bacon fat. Otherwise, leave it and ALL ITS FLAVOR in the pan like we do! At this point, you can, if you choose, drain soup pot of the rendered bacon fat. Set aside to use as a topping when serving the soup. Remove from pot using a slotted spoon and place them on a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Fry Bacon in a heavy-bottomed soup pot on medium heat, until bacon bits are crisp. Just cut into strips, fry, and drain on a paper towel. This is your ground floor flavor layer upon which the entire soup is built! Just cut a half a pound of bacon into strips and make yourself some bacon bits as seen in the four step image below. ![]() This recipe can be broken down into four layers: Until the recipe is finished with all the flavors having been married together to soul-satisfying perfection. And at each layer, you are tasting and adjusting the seasonings as you go along. The Best Potato Soup is a tasty and satisfying easy soup recipe that you can have on the table in under an hour by following simple instructions.Ī flavorful soup, like any good recipe, is built in layers each layer building upon and enhancing the flavor of the previous layer. You can't go wrong making this delish Cheesy Potato Soup! It's easy! And so good!! How to Make It ![]() I might even use a shredded Monterey Jack, which is a pretty mild blend. So if you're looking for an alternative to Chihuahua Cheese, I would recommend using a mild, white melting cheese like Mozzarella or Provolone. Cheese - Some recipes for potato soup call for Cheddar cheese, which I find too strong in this soup.But you can always use any tasty chicken broth you prefer or substitute in chicken bouillon cubes and some water instead. Chicken Broth - I use Swanson Chicken Broth in a can. ![]() But really any white potato will work here. Potatoes - I like to use Yukon Gold Potatoes in this recipe because of their creamy texture.You can never really have enough bacon, can you? I may or may not be known for ignoring this limitation and use the entire pound. Bacon - This recipe for Cheesy Potato Soup calls for ½ pound of bacon.It's so tasty and versatile, it's sure to become a go-to favorite! Here's What You Need Use this handy Ingredient List while shopping for what you need to make this easy soup recipe! Notes on Ingredients ![]() But trust me, make the extra effort to find some Chihuahua Cheese at your local grocery store and you'll be glad you did. Mozzarella makes a good substitution if you cannot find Chihuahua Cheese. I like to use it in this recipe because it's so flavorful, and yet not as sharp as cheddar, which would overshadow the balance of flavors in this soup. It is our go-to melting cheese for party dips, quesadillas, eggs and tortillas, and so many other recipes.Ĭhihuahua Cheese is similar to mozzarella, but a little bolder in taste. Secret to this Recipe.are you ready for it? The secret flavor-boosting ingredient is Chihuahua Cheese! Queso Chihuahua, or Chihuahua Cheese, is a mild, beautifully flavored, Mexican melting cheese. This easy soup recipe has it all! This Cheesy Potato Soup is so deliciously dunk-able! Yum! Jump to: It is also perfectly cheesy, and creamy, and totally dunk-able with some homemade garlic breadsticks or a hunk of french baguette. This Potato Soup Recipe has all the delicious, satisfying, comfort food flavors of potatoes and bacon. You've gotta try this Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe! You can't go wrong.
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