Bacon And Potato Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup celery, diced
• 3 1/2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup mashed potatoes, leftovers

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot cook the bacon until semi crispy. remove only the bacon and set aside to cool so you can crumble it later.
• 2 add the onion and celery to the bacon drippings and cook for just a few minutes.
• 3 add the potatoes; add the water; bring to boil.
• 4 reduce heat to medium; cook for 10 to 25 minutes.
• 5 stir in the pepper, milk and leftover mashed potatoes until well blended.
• 6 continue to simmer until the potatoes are desired consistency.
• 7 serve warm with a sprinkling of dill.