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Idaho Potato Soup
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Idaho Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 pack bacon cooked & chopped
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 cups zucchini finely grated
  • 2 tbsp dried onions
  • 1 large Anaheim chili diced
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 8 large Idaho russet potatoes peeled & diced
  • 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup half & half
  • 2 cups cheese shredded
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • chives to garnish

Instructions

  • Boil potatoes in a large pot until tender
  • While potatoes & boiling, saute onion, zucchini & chilis for about 8 minutes. Add garlic & continue to saute for a couple more minutes
  • Add flour & cook for 1 minute.
  • Slowly add in 1 cup broth & scrape the sides of the pan.
  • Add in remaining broth & simmer.
  • Add cheese into the soup mixture.
  • Once potatoes are done, drain & rough mash with handheld potato masher or fork.
  • Add potatoes to soup mixture.
  • Add half and half & then salt and pepper to taste
  • Let simmer about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in half the crumbled bacon. Serve with additional bacon & more grated cheese