Simple Potato Bacon Chowder
Keep warm and full with Potato Bacon Chowder. Quick and easy, this potato soup recipe will have your family asking for more. Crumble in some crackers or eat with your favorite bread, this delightful chowder is a pleasant surprise.
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon, cut in pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- 2 cans (10.75-ounces) chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 (10-ounces) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
- 2 1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
Instructions
- Cook bacon in large saucepan until lightly browned and crisp. Remove with slotted spoon and put on paper towel to drain.
- Pout off all but 1 tsp bacon fat from saucepan. Add onion and carrot; cook over medium heat until soft but not browned.
- Add broth, thyme, and caraway seeds. Bring to boil.
- Add broccoli, bring to boil, cover , boil gently 5 minutes.
- Whisk in leftover mashed potatoes. heat through. Add bacon. Add salt and pepper if needed.
- For thicker chowder, in food processor, puree about 2 cups soup before adding potatoes. Stir into soup.
