Steps to Make Creamy Potato Soup Recipe No Bacon

Creamy Potato And Leek Soup

While the potatoes are cooking, it's time to fry up your bacon.

Recipe Summary Creamy Potato And Leek Soup

Not only do my somewhat picky kids love to eat this soup, they love to help me make it too...delicious and simple!

Ingredients | Creamy Potato Soup Recipe No Bacon

¼ cup butter

3 leeks (white and pale green parts only), sliced

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 quart chicken broth

1 tablespoon cornstarch

5 ½ cups peeled and diced potatoes, or more to taste

1 tablespoon onion powder

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 cups half-and-half

Directions

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks, garlic, salt, and pepper in the hot butter until leeks are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Stir chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour over the leek mixture. Add potatoes to the broth mixture and bring to a boil; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Reduce heat, add half-and-half to broth mixture, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

For thicker sauce use heavy cream in place of half-and-half.

I'd use salted butter, but don't add any more salt until the very end, to taste.

Info | Creamy Potato Soup Recipe No Bacon

prep: 15 mins cook: 45 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings

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