Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup
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Ingredients
- ground sausage
- bacon grease
- onion
- carrots
- celery
- butter
- basil leaves
- salt
- black pepper
- all-purpose flour
- russet potatoes
- chicken broth
- milk
- Velveeta cheese
- sour cream
- bacon
Method
- 1
Place a large pot on the stove and add 0.5 pound of ground sausage. Brown the sausage, breaking it up with a spatula.
- 2
Once the sausage is browned, remove it from the pot and set aside.
- 3
Add 0.5 cup of bacon grease to the pot.
- 4
Add 0.5 cup of diced onion to the pot.
- 5
Add 0.5 cup of diced carrots to the pot.
- 6
Add 0.5 cup of diced celery to the pot.
- 7
Add 0.5 stick (4 tablespoons) of butter to the pot.
- 8
Season with 0.5 tablespoon of basil leaves, salt to taste, and black pepper to taste.
- 9
Sauté the vegetables until they are softened.
- 10
Sprinkle 0.25 cup of all-purpose flour over the sautéed vegetables and stir to combine, cooking for a couple of minutes to create a roux.
- 11
Add the diced russet potatoes to the pot.
- 12
Return the cooked ground sausage to the pot.
- 13
Pour in 4 cups of chicken broth.
- 14
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Check for doneness by piercing a potato with a fork.
- 15
Add 2 cups of milk to the pot.
- 16
Add the cubed Velveeta cheese to the soup.
- 17
Stir in 0.25 cup of sour cream.
- 18
Add the cooked and crumbled bacon to the soup and stir until combined and the cheese is fully melted and incorporated.
- 19
Taste the soup and adjust seasonings if necessary.
- 20
Serve the cheesy bacon potato soup warm.
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