Cheesy Potato Bacon Leek Soup Recipe (2024)

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In honor of the release of our newest cookbook,12 Days of Christmas with Six Sisters’ Stuff, we hosted a recipe contest to find YOUR favorite holiday recipes! After a lot of baking, cooking and sampling we have chosen 12 of our reader’s favorite recipes! Thanks to everyone who participated!

Today we are featuring this Potato Bacon Leek Soup recipe from Carrie Shatek in Minnesota. Here is what she said about the recipe:

I belong to a CSA (crop share where we get weekly vegetable deliveries) and love to try new recipes with the odd vegetables we get each week. This week I was challenged with leeks and this potato soup recipe is out of this world! Excellent flavor and was able to make within an hour with a toddler keeping me busy!! Such savory flavor. This would be an excellent recipe for Christmas if you have some people coming on short notice!

Well, to be honest, I had no idea what a leek even was. I had to google it and then use that image to find them at my grocery store! But I easily found them, right by the green onions and to be honest, they just looked like big green onions!

I whipped this soup up, not knowing what to expect, but holy cow!! It has AMAZING flavor and was so thick and filling. Even if you didn’t have leeks on hand, I think that green onions would also taste delicious.

Cheesy Potato Bacon Leek Soup Recipe

A thick and creamy soup that is loaded with flavor. Perfect for a cold winter day!

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

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Ingredients

4 large red potatoes peeled and cubed
4 cups chicken broth
1 pound bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
3 leeks thinly sliced
1 cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tablespoons cornstarch (more if needed)

Instructions

In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring cubed potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes). Meanwhile, place bacon pieces in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Saute the leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 minutes or until tender (if you didn't want to saute the leeks in bacon grease, you could use a tablespoon of butter or olive oil instead).
When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream, bacon, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook on medium for 5 minutes. Then, stir in 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons corn starch and remove from heat. You can always add more corn starch for a thicker soup. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 1071 kcal · Carbohydrates: 50 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 94 g · Saturated Fat: 41 g · Cholesterol: 136 mg · Sodium: 814 mg · Potassium: 1365 mg · Fiber: 5 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 1440 IU · Vitamin C: 38 mg · Calcium: 154 mg · Iron: 3 mg

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

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Bonnie crim says:

I love your recipes and I am looking for casserole dishes that can be frozen. Can you please help me. Thank you so very much, Bonnie crim
Cyd says:
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Hi Bonnie! Just go to the home page of our blog and click on Recipe Index. Then click on freezer meals. We have all kinds of freezer meals and hopefully you can find some that will work for you!
Jenny Goodson says:

Just whipped this up tonight. Super yummy!!! I will definitely pass this along.
Davida A Helm says:

Made this last night and it was wonderful. Nice creamy smooth texture. Potatoes were perfect (I used medium size red potatoes). The leeks added just the right amount of flavor. Over all it was a very good soup and one I will make again. Really yummy!DavidaJanuary 24, 2018Kentucky
Kristen says:

I have made this numerous times now and just want to say thank you for a fabulous recipe. This soup is SO good. I’ve figured out how to make it in the instant pot now which is really nice b/c it’s less mess, but either way it is just delicious. Thank you for our family favorite!!
Nadja says:

How did you do it in the instant pot?

About The Author:

Camille Beckstrand

Camille Beckstrand is married to Jared and they have 4 kids. She loves a good true crime podcast, a big plate of cheesy loaded nachos, and going on adventures with her family.

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