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By Christina Cherrier
Updated May 4, 2020
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Thick, creamy, and absolutely delicious—A bowlful of this potato soup is the ideal meal for cold winter evenings. With smoky bacon, carrots and leeks, you can get this hearty cajun-spiced soup on the table in under an hour. Plus it’s made lighter without milk or heavy cream!
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Ingredients list for the potato soup
Serves 4:
- 2slices thin bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1whole carrot, scrubbed and diced
- 1 leek,sliced
- 2 small russet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 2/3cups (600ml) low sodium chicken or vegetable broth (or water + 1 bouillon cube)
- 1tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup(80ml)water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, orto taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun spice mix
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup grated cheese(cheddar, swiss, anything you want)
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Directions
1.Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot over medium heat. Remove bacon from the pot and set aside. Discardmost of the rendered fat, but do not clean the pot.
2. Return the pot to medium-high heat and add the onions, carrots, and leek. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, then add the diced potatoes. Adjust seasoning and add Cajun spice mix, cook for 5 minutes more.
3. Pour in the broth and bring to a gentle boil. Cook for 10-12 minutes, until potatoes are starting to get tender. Whisk together the flour and water in a glass, then pour into the soup and allow the soup to cook for 5 minutes. The soup should thicken slightly.
4. Remove half the soup and transfer to a blender and pulse until smooth. Pour it back into the soup pot and stir well to combine. Adjust seasonings, then stir in parsley, reserving a little for garnish.
5. Serve in individual bowls and garnish with parsley, grated cheese and crisp bacon pieces. Bon appetit!
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