This recipe for potato bacon soup is quick, simple, and delicious! Add potato flakes for a richer broth. More butter will make the soup creamier.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 50 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed (Optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- 3 tablespoons real bacon bits
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot butter until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes, water, dill weed, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender and water is almost all evaporated, at least 30 minutes.
- Stir milk and bacon bits into potato mixture; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir parsley into soup.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 393 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 55 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 1102 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I add everything together at once.No dill though. Just let it simmer for hours. But I like soup and not the stew-type soup this recipe makes. Very easy to make because I leave on the peels for extra vitamins, no butter. Family loves it
Loved it. Accidently put the milk in with the water & potatoes so it was really thin so I had to lower the temperature and simmer for the 30 minutes. I also added a can of Cream of Potato Soup and some potato flakes until it reached the thickness I wanted. It turned out great! Used real bacon instead of bits too.
Upped the serving size to 8. Added voiced sausage to the onions, cut up some carrots and sautéed with the onions and peppers… added a couple of shakes of liquid smoke and some Italian seasoning because I didn’t have dill. This was DELISCH and you can customize to fit your family’s likes. This is a keeper and will be making often. Thank you!
Double it — the yield as written isn’t much. I subbed garlic for the dill because I don’t care for dill. Skim milk is just fine; the soup is substantial without a lot of milkfat.
Very good, made it in my RV as it was snowing outside. I added carrots & celery. and used fat free half & half instead of milk.
Super easy and very yummy! Great comfort food!
Very good recipe. Used applewood smoked salt, chicken bullion, and dill seed. I love that this is a small batch as I’m single and leftovers are good for a bit but after two days they’re a pain. Definitely recommended!
Yep! Cook time for potatoes was too long. But the soup was delicious. Next time, will reduce cook time to preserve potato integrity.
Very easy and tasted very good as well!
Made this yesterday and we liked it very much. Used up a 3/4c cream with the milk, used bacon fat with butter in sauté, added some lonely peas and carrots from the freezer. Yummy.
This looks so fabulous and easy on my wallet. I’m going to make it right away.
My best friend showed me how to use ham for this recipe. But bacon works just as well
Only change I made, was I added Garlic Powder, and yes i will
I followed another commenter and used chicken stock instead of water, Italian seasoning instead of dill, and added garlic to the onion and butter. I put bacon and cheese on individual bowls. Delicious!
So so good, my family enjoyed it and all 4 of my kids ate everything! It’s not often you can please every person in the house with one meal lol
I served the soup in a bread bowl and added a bit of cheese. My family loves it!!!
Well, I made changes…..Great inspirational recipe!! Had some purple potatoes I had to use up before our road trip, added small diced carrots (2 small) and 2 celery stalks(diced small) along with the onion. Added, 1/2 each cup froz corn and peas . Added smoked sausage, . Threw in a parmesano reggiano rind and about 1/2 to 3/4 cup haricot verts . It is super yummo!!!
We love this soup on a cold night. Very quick and easy to make and delicious. Add some cheese toast and it doesn’t get any better.
I make this frequently and it’s always comes out yummy! Here are the tips I can offer that always make it yummy- I add about 3 cups of potatoes and 2 cups of water that makes just enough for me and my husband to each have 2 bowls When I add the milk in I also add 2 oz of cream cheese- it makes it nice and creamy. Also I only add about half the milk at first and make sure I get the consistency correct. A lot of times the milk with make the soup way to watery. I had the crumbled bacon to the top not to into the soup until we are ready to eat so it’s not soggy and cheese as well
We used more bacon than suggested, fresh fried instead of bacon bits, skipped the pepper and dill, and enjoyed it anyway. We added cheese to the individual bowls, and salt for those who wanted some. We look forward to making it again.
Just made this now. Used half water half evaporated milk in place of regular milk. Also used chicken broth instead of water. Left out the dill weed as I didn’t have any. Was a little thin for my liking so I took out some potatoes and mashed them and used some cornstarch slurry to thicken it up. Came out great! Will def make again.