Soups, Stews and Chili Recipe # Parmesan Potato Soup

Creamy potato soup with bacon and parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes, cubed
• ¾ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
• ¼ teaspoon sage
• 4 ½ cups chicken broth
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup margarine
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon celery salt
• ¼ teaspoon onion salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• 6 cups milk
• 12 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled

Cooking Directions

1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender.
2. In a soup kettle, saute onion in butter or margarine until tender.
3. Stir in flour and spices. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add potatoes, and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Stir in milk and cheese. Heat through. Stir in bacon.

Nutrition Facts

• calories427.3
• carbohydrateContent40.9 g
• cholesterolContent26.8 mg
• fatContent21.3 g
• fiberContent3.3 g
• proteinContent18.2 g
• saturatedFatContent7.1 g
• sodiumContent1092.8 mg
• sugarContent12.2 g