Creamy onion soup with bacon nut crumble
Yield 8
Ingredients
- 5 small potatoes, diced
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 5 onions, chopped
- 2/3 c. dry white wine (Sauvignon Blanc)
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into cubes
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
Instructions
- Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and boil in chicken broth until soft. Once cooked, strain. Set aside 2 cups of liquid. Return the remainder of the liquid to the saucepan.
- Melt the butter in a skillet, add onions, and sauté on low heat for about 20 minutes, or until completely cooked and translucent. Add the white wine. Simmer for another 4 minutes.
- Place the cooked potatoes, cream cheese, sautéed onions with 1 1/2 cups of reserved liquid in a blender, or use an imersion hand blender. Blend well.
- Pour the soup into the saucepan, along with the remaining liquid, milk, salt and pepper and whisk until well mixed. Simmer on low heat, stirring as needed.
- Sauté the bacon until crispy. Blot the excess oil off with a paper towel. Crumble bacon into bite-sized pieces. Mix bacon with toasted walnuts and parsley to make the crumble.
- Pour into individual soup bowls, garnish with toasted nut crumble and serve.
Recipe by Grateful | makeitgrateful.com at https://www.makeitgrateful.com/living/celebrate/thanksgiving/creamy-onion-soup-bacon-nut-crumble/