Creamy Broccoli Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 large potatoes, shredded
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (10 ounce) package of frozen broccoli florets
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into chunks and fry bacon in a deep skillet. remove bacon and drain on paper towels. drain all but 1-1 1/2 tbls. of bacon grease.
• 2 use the bacon grease and cook onion, potatoes, chicken broth and 1 teaspoon salt. cover and cook about 10 minutes. add broccoli and cook additional 5 minutes.
• 3 in a separate large saucepan, melt butter and add flour. stir until bubbly. gradually add the cream and stir constantly until mixture thickens.
• 4 stir in potato-broccoli mixture and heat just until thoroughly hot.
• 5 sprinkle with crumbled bacon on top of each serving.