Potato, Green Bean & Bacon Soup
Flavorful creamy broth, with fresh green beans, potatoes and bacon, make this a great soup year round, but especially when you have those fresh garden green beans!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 600kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh green beans ends snipped and cut into small pieces
- 1 pound bacon cut into small pieces
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 medium sized potatoes peeled and 1/8'd
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 2 cups 2% milk
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and cut potatoes into 1/8s. Boil either on your stove or in the microwave until tender. Drain water and slightly mash. Set aside.
- Steam green beans until slightly tender. Set aside.
- n your dutch oven, cook bacon pieces until slightly crispy, remove bacon with a slotted spoon, drain excess fat, but don't wipe the bottom clean.
- Add onion to dutch oven and sauté in drippings until soft.
- Add bacon back in, add green beans, mashed potatoes, and cover with milk and cream.
- Warm for a bit until heated through, taking care not to boil.
- Salt & Pepper to taste.
Notes
This soup can be lightened up by using either half & half or all milk. If using all milk, it won't be quite as thick of a broth.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 600kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 1049mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g