Cozy Potato Soup

Jan 13, 2021

By Emily Bialkowski

The grey dreariness of winter can drag down even the heartiest Nordic soul-making home-cooked soups a winter must in our house. As of late, our household menu is evolving to include my teenager’s creations. This cozy potato soup recipe was added to our repertoire after our teen practiced it in her home economics class. It features Westby Creamy Sour Cream and Westby Creamery Sweet Cream Butter. In addition to curbing the winter blahs, I feel a sense of comfort when I eat it. I know my daughter can cook for herself and – let’s be frank – who doesn’t like bacon in potato soup?

Potato Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 strips uncooked bacon
• 3 tablespoons Westby Creamery Sweet Cream Butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup of flour
• 2 ½ pounds gold potatoes, peeled, diced into pieces no bigger than 1 inch (about six large potatoes)
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2/3 cup Westby Creamery Sour Cream

Optional: chili powder, shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:

The sales manager’s daughter added this cozy potato soup recipe to the family’s dinner menu after experimenting with Westby Creamy Sweet Cream Butter and Westby Creamery Sour Cream in her high school home economics class.

1. Slice bacon into two-inch pieces and place in 10-inch stockpot over medium heat, cook until crisp and brown
2. Remove bacon pieces and set aside – leave bacon grease in the pot!
3. Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes
4. Add garlic and cook until fragrant (30 seconds)
5. Sprinkle (don’t dump) the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth
6. Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper (chili powder if desired)
7. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes)
8. Add sour cream, stir well
9. Fold bacon into soup
10. Allow Potato Soup to simmer for about 10 minutes before serving with an optional sprinkle of cheddar cheese on top