Recipes
Cheddar & Potato Soup with Bacon
A twist on the classic potato soup, this thick hearty winter soup is perfect for a rainy weekend.
Ingredients
- 2 medium floury potatoes
- 1/4 small onion, sliced
- 1 tsp oil
- 480ml skimmed milk
- 40g cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 55g bacon, sliced into small pieces
- a few sprigs of dill
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Bake the potato for 1 hour until soft inside, wrap in foil to keep warm and turn off the oven.
- Fry the onion in the oil until soft but not brown. Roughly chop one of the baked potatoes and place in a food processor with the milk, cheese, onion, dill, rosemary and salt blend until smooth.
- Pour the soup into a pan, cook on a medium heat for 5 mins, season with black pepper. Meanwhile, fry the bacon pieces until crispy.
- Roughly chop the remaining baked potato. Divide the soup into four bowls and top with potato, bacon and sprigs of dill.