Fully Loaded Potato Leek Soup

Name: Fully Loaded Potato Leek Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, American
Ingredients: 2 pounds of cubed potatoes; 2 small leeks sliced; 5 sliced green onions; 4 cups of chicken broth; 2 2/3 cups whole milk; 2/3 cup flour; Salt; Pepper; Sage; Thyme; 7 strips of bacon cut into pieces; 2 cups Cheddar cheese; Sour cream

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Prep:30minCook:45min

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:35:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories399.7 kcal (20%)

Total Fat22.9 g (33%)

Carbs31.6 g (12%)

Sugars6.1 g (7%)

Protein17.3 g (35%)

Sodium962.8 mg (48%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4 cupschicken broth

2 ⅔ cupswhole milk

⅔ cupflour

7 stripsbacon

2 cupscheddar cheese

sour cream

Instructions

Step 1

Step 1: Start with placing the raw bacon in a Dutch oven and cook. Once cooked, remove and retain bacon grease. Step 2: Add 2 tablesspoons butter, sliced leeks and green onions to bacon grease. Sauté leeks and green onions until translucent. Step 3: Whisk in flour. Once flour is whisked in, add the broth, milk, potatoes, salt, pepper, thyme and sage. Step 4: Add back in bacon and simmer for about 45 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked. Step 5: Serve, topped with with cheddar cheese, bacon bits, sour cream and green onions - whatever you choose!