Bacon Potato Chowder

This recipe is from Jacinda at the Growing Home Blog. She share it at Raising Homemakers a while ago. This is the best soup for any cold winter/fall day!!! And it is really easy and yummy too!!!

And I can't take credit for the picture. I forgot to take pictures of mine. :S

Bacon Potato Chowder

Ingredients: 

12 bacon strips, diced

2 medium onions, chopped

6 celery ribs, sliced

12 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed

1/3 cup butter

1 cup all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

5 cups water

2 medium carrots, shredded

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towel. Drain grease, reserving 3 tablespoons of drippings. Sauté onions and celery in the reserved drippings until tender; drain.

Meanwhile, bring potatoes to a boil in and cook for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Add onion mixture, potatoes, carrots, bacon, salt and pepper and bring to a boil over medium heat while stirring. Cook for 10 minutes or until heated through.

*I followed the recipe until the end... where I added only 4 cups of water instead of 5. I ran out of room in my pan so I thought I would try it and add more later if I needed too. It was probably a bit thicker than originally intended, but I love thick soup, so that didn’t matter to me!! :)

Also, this is a pretty big recipe. If you only have a couple of people to feed I would suggest cutting it in half. :)