Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe

It's getting to be that time of the year, it's getting darker sooner and supposed to be getting chillier. I know I look forward to this time of year because it's when I can start making my hearty, belly warming dinners. One of my favorite's to make is my cheesy potato soup. I unfortunately don't remember where I got the recipe from - probably the internet - but I have added a couple of things to spice it up a bit.

Ingredients:
4 cups sliced potatoes (I used red potatoes and I usually boil 9 of them) (6 for the soup base and 3 for added texture)
2 cup water
2 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon pepper
parsley
1 cup grated cheese
2 tablespoon butter
Bacon (I added this because bacon makes everything tastier! Also, I used Farmland applewood smoked bacon)

Time To Make Some Soup!

Boil Potatoes and reserve the water.

While the potatoes are cooking, cook bacon and then crumble bacon into bite size pieces.

Once potatoes are done, place 3 cooked potatoes, 1 cup of potato water and parsley in a blender. Puree until smooth.

Repeat with 3 more potatoes and 1 cup of water, Puree.

The first time I made this soup, it seemed runny so we decided to add chunks of potatoes. So chop up the remaining 3 potatoes into chunks and set aside. 

Return pureed potato mixture to pot and add milk, stir continuously.

 Add cheese, butter, seasonings, bacon & chopped up potatoes. Heat until cheese is melted and soup is hot. DO NOT BOIL. Thin with extra water if necessary.

Finally, as always, it's time to enjoy! You can serve with some extra shredded cheese sprinkled over the top of the soup.