Baci's Baking | Perfect Potato Soup

It's getting pretty chilly outside, but this perfect potato soup is here to save the day! Hot, hearty and delicious!

Perfect Potato Soup

Original Recipe from The Pioneer Woman

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Small Russet potatoes
carrots
celery
onions
milk
flour
heavy cream
salt
pepper
Cajun spice
parsley
thin bacon

1) Start by slicing the bacon into small pieces.
2) Throw the bacon into a soup pot over medium heat and stir it around until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisp.
3) Remove the bacon from the pot.
4) Dice the onion, celery and carrots and throw them in the pot over medium heat.
5) Dice the potatoes, add them to the pot and let them cook for about 5 minutes.
6) Add plenty of salt and pepper as well as 6-8 cups of chicken broth.
7) Bring to a boil and let cook for 10 minutes.
8) Mix together some milk and flour and whisk until smooth.
9) Pour flour and milk mix into soup and let cook for another 5 minutes.
10) Remove about half of the soup from the pot and puree it.
11) Pour the pureed soup back into the pot along with ¼ to ½ cup of heavy cream.
12) Stir and add some Cajun salt for taste.
13) Add the diced parsley, bacon and cheese to your liking.