Corn And Bacon Soup From Southern Living

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can ro-tel diced tomatoes with peppers
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in dutch oven over medium heat for 5 minutes or until crisp.
• 2 remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in dutch oven.
• 3 crumble bacon.
• 4 saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot drippings over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender.
• 5 add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• 6 stir in potatoes and next 4 ingredients, and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring often, 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 8 stir in tomatoes and green chilies and cheese; simmer 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
• 9 season with salt to taste.
• 10 serve with crumbled bacon.