Mmmm.... Good

Some people know me, when it comes to cooking, as the girl who caught the kitchen on fire as a kid, flavorless chicken and rice casserole, the women who screwed up green bean casserole,  made gooey pumpkin pie, the girl that can make flowers on cupcakes, and perfected Allen's favorite cake. However, I have redeemed myself with Cheesy Potato Soup.  After planning out the meals for the week, we decided on soup for tonight. Since so many people were asking for the recipe, here is a blog post for it.

Cheesy Potato Soup

5 idaho potatoes, peeled and diced
1 white onion, chopped
4 cups 2% milk
2 Campbell's cheddar cheese soup
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 stick salted butter
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup scallions, chopped
3 slices crispy bacon or bacon bits (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste

In a large Crock pot add potatoes, white onion, milk, cheddar cheese soup and 1 stick of butter (sliced), mix well and cover. 

Cook on low for 6-7 hours (until potatoes are fork tender).

Stir in the sour cream and shredded cheddar, recover and let cook an additional 20 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with green onions, bacon bits and a dollop of sour cream.

Yum. Yum. Now what was my husbands thoughts on the soup? "It was fine, just needed thyme. However, we dont have any." After he had finished his first bowl and went back for the second, I asked how the bacon was with the soup. Right at that moment he knew something was up. He said it was good but in soup is the only time he would eat it crunchy. I went to the fridge and got a piece of the bacon that was left over for him to eat. "IT WAS TURKEY BACON!!!" He wouldn't touch it after that. Well, I can say I tried.