Ingredients
- 3/4 to 1 pound sliced bacon (chopped you can use more)
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced fine (or 3 teaspoons garlic powder)
- Dried chili flakes (optional)
- 3 pounds potatoes (7 medium red or yukon gold, peeled and cubed)
- 4 cups chicken broth (even better is mix hot water with a good amount of chicken bouillon granules or see the description about using dry chicken soup mix)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (sharp)
- 9 ounces cooked chicken (2 cups cooked, cubed)
- Instant mashed potato flakes (to thick, optional)
- Green onions, thinly sliced
How to Make
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Step 1: Place bacon in a medium or large saucepan. Cook until crisp. Drain off all but around 2 tablespoons (or more) of the bacon grease.
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Step 2: Add celery, onion, and chili peppers to bacon grease and cook until just softened, 4 minutes. Add in garlic, cook for 1 minute more. Be careful not to burn garlic.
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Step 3: Add chicken broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes, depending on how soft you like them. Remove the potatoes to a bowl, this will allow you to make sure the flour mixture is evenly mixed into the broth.
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Step 4: Place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When melted, whisk in flour, stirring constantly, for approximately 2 minutes. Add heavy cream slowly, while whisking constantly. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and continue whisking until mixture thickens (the mixture will be VERY thick, like a thick blob lol!)
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Step 5: Whisk very vigerously the thick cream mixture into the broth whisking until smooth. Bring to a simmer. Gently stir in cheddar cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for about 25-30 minutes, stirring frequently to reduce liquid slightly and thicken up more. If you want a thicker texture mix in some potato flakes. Return the cooked potatoes and also the cubed chicken to the saucepan, simmer for a few minutes to heat through.
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Step 6: Serve garnished with green onions
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Step 7: Garnish with green onion and additional cheese, if desired.
Tips & Variations
- 1 large saucepan
- 1 small saucepan
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