Powerfully Delish Potato Soup

• 4 -5
  

  medium yukon gold potatoes (nonetheless russet or white will enact will also work)
  

• 2
  

  (8 ounce) packages Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes
  

• 4
  

  cups chicken broth (or as worthy as you wish to conceal the potatoes and greens)
  

• 4
  

  cups water
  

• 1
  

  pint heavy cream
  

• 2
  

  stalks celery (finely diced or assign in meals processor)
  

• 20
  

  toddler carrots (within the reduce charge of in bite sized items)
  

• ³⁄₄
  

  medium sweet onion (finely diced or assign in meals processor)
  

• 1
  

  lb bacon
  

• 
  

  inexperienced onion (to sprinkle on top)
  

• 4
  

  tablespoons butter
  

• 1 ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoons garlic (minced, approx 2 cloves)
  

• 2
  

  pinches kosher salt (to taste) or 2 pinches sea salt (to taste)
  

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  new floor dim pepper (to taste)
  

directions

• Peel and dice potatoes.
• dice the celery, carrot and onion (while you occur to own a itsy-bitsy meals chopper it makes this worthy more straightforward).
• within the reduce charge of bacon in itsy-bitsy bite sized items and pan fry until completed nonetheless now no longer crisp. Place 1 tablespoon of drippings.
• using a substantial dutch oven soften the butter and add the tablespoon of bacon drippings.
• saute’ the onion, celery and carrots, garlic, pepper within the margarine until softened.
• add the diced potatoes with the water and chicken broth alongside with both packages of au gratin potatoes both the potatoes and the sauce packages. make distinct that the overall potatoes and greens are coated with fluid (water and chicken broth). Add lots of the browned bacon maintaining some out to garnish the tip of every particular individual bowl.
• In case you are attempting so that you’ll want to maybe add more liquid add equal parts chicken broth and water.
• boil on medium excessive warmth for 40 minutes or until all potatoes are softened.
• Look your liquid. It evaporates lickety-split. Add equal parts water and chicken broth. If it be predominant so that you’ll want to maybe add liquid add 1/2 cup broth 1/2 cup water to birth and support adding liquid on this style. Lots is dependent in your altitude. Staunch support a discontinuance perceive on it.
• blueprint discontinuance a potato masher or fork and coarsely mash the potatoes and greens leaving hundreds chunks.
• add the pint of cream and warmth throughly being cautious now no longer to scorch the soup.
• warmth on low until desired consistency. It thickens up lickety-split. Dish into bowls and top with inexperienced onions (scallions) and bacon.