Very Easy Potato Bacon Soup

Very easy and quick to make potato soup that won't disappoint! For a thicker broth, add potato flakes. For a more creamy broth, add more butter.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 393 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
• ¾ cup finely chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons real bacon bits
• ½ teaspoon dried dill weed (Optional)
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes, water, dill weed, salt, and pepper to onion; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender and water is almost all evaporated, at least 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir milk and bacon bits into potato mixture; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir parsley into soup.