Corn And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup potato, pared and diced
• 1 cup carrot, peeled and sliced
• 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp (reserve 3 tablespoons drippings)
• 1/2 cup onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• pepper, to taste
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 (12 ounce) cans corn, drained (frozen is fine)
• parsley, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine potatoes, carrots and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan.
• 2 cover and cook until tender; approximately 15 minutes.
• 3 crumble bacon; set aside.
• 4 saute onion in 3 tablespoons bacon drippings; blend in flour and seasonings.
• 5 blend in milk, half and half, potatoes, carrots and their liquid.
• 6 cook and stir until sauce is smooth and thickened.
• 7 add corn and heat through.
• 8 serve in bowls garnished with crumbled bacon and parsley.