Spicy Hot Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 slices bacon or 2 slices vegan bacon
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup chopped poblano chile
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeno peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 32 ounces fat free chicken broth or 32 ounces vegetable broth
• 5 cups diced peeled baking potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 1/2 cups skim milk or 2 1/2 cups soymilk
• 5 ounces jalapeno cheddar cheese, see note
• 2 ounces cheddar cheese, see note
• 2/3 cup green onion

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until crisp. remove bacon from pan leaving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan. crumble bacon, set aside.
• 2 add carrots and next 5 ingredients to drippings. sauté until golden brown. stir in broth and add potato and salt. bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes or until potato is tender.
• 3 combine flour and milk in a small bowl stirring with a whisk. add to pan slowly. cook over medium heat until thick, about 12-15 minutes. remove from heat. add cheddar and jalapeño cheddar cheese, stirring until melted.
• 4 serve in bowls topped with green onions and crumbled bacon.
• 5 notes:.
• 6 use a vegetarian cheddar in place of the cheeses. also add a small dash of braggs or liquid smoke to the potato soup.
• 7 used half chicken and half veggie broth. didn't need the flour because i pureed the potato mix in the pot with my phillips. and used fat free everything.