Name: Chunky Potato and Bacon Soup recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 onion; 4 bacon rashers rindless roughly chopped; 3 potato cubed peeled; 500.00 ml vegetable stock, hot; 3 celery stick sliced; 2 tbs plain flour; 2 cup milk; 1/2 cup tasty cheese grated; 1/4 cup fresh chives chopped

by tsallaway Last updated on 05/02/2025

A great winter soup for the whole family.

- tsallaway

Ingredients

1 onion
4 bacon rashers rindless roughly chopped
3 potato cubed peeled
2 cup vegetable stock, hot
3 celery stick sliced
2 tbs plain flour
2 cup milk
1/2 cup tasty cheese grated
1/4 cup fresh chives chopped

Method

Step 1

Spray a large pan with oil and allow to heat.
Step 2

Add onion and bacon and cook for 1 minute.
Step 3

Add potatoes and cook for a further 3 minutes over a low heat.
Step 4

Add stock and celery to the potato mixture.
Step 5

Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Step 6

Blend flour in half a cup of milk, then once blended add remaining milk and mix. Slowly pour mixture into the soup. Increase heat and stir constantly until soup boils and thickens.
Step 7

Remove from heat and stir in cheese and half the chives.
Step 8

Season to taste with cracked black pepper.
Step 9

Serve topped with remaining chives.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

If you don't want to use bacon you can use leftover chicken or ham. I add more bacon and a little more cheese, and always eat with really crusty bread. This is a great recipe for freezing, for lunches during the week or for a quick tea.