Broccoli Cheese Potato Chowder
Author: A Fireman's Wife
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Serves: 6-8
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- ½ of a yellow onion
- ½ - 1 cup chopped carrot (amount depends on personal taste)
- 1-2 sticks celery chopped
- 1½ Tablespoons minced garlic
- 4 cups water
- 4 teaspoons Chicken Flavor Bouillon
- 4 medium brown potatoes, peeled and chopped in ½-1 inch pieces
- 8-10 pieces of bacon, cooked and then chopped (regular or turkey is fine)
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups chopped broccoli
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- Sour cream for topping
- Chop up your onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes.
- Melt your butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven.
- Add in your onions, carrots, and celery and saute over medium heat until tender.
- Add in your garlic and stir that around.
- Pour in your 4 cups of water.
- Add in your Chicken Flavor Bouillon and potatoes. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
- Cook up your bacon.
- Mix your flour with ½ cup water, stir that into the pot, and then simmer until the soup is slightly thickened.
- Add in your milk and broccoli and cook with the lid on until the broccoli is tender.
- Chop up your bacon and reserve some to use for topping. Add the rest of the bacon to the soup along with the shredded cheese.
- Allow the cheese to melt and then serve.
- Top with sour cream and additional bacon bits.
Recipe by A Fireman's Wife at https://afiremanswife.com/2017/01/02/broccoli-cheese-potato-chowder/
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