Garlic Bacon Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 heads garlic
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups potatoes, cubed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 remove the outer skin from the garlic bulbs, but do not peel or separate the cloves.
• 2 wrap each bulb separately in foil.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hours.
• 4 remove to a wire rack & let cool for 10 minute.
• 5 separate the cloves & squeeze to extract 1/4 c garlic pulp. discard the skins.
• 6 cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until crisp.
• 7 add the onion, carrot, & minced garlic and saute for 5 minutes.
• 8 add the potatoes, broth & bay leaf.
• 9 season with salt & pepper.
• 10 bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook, covered, for 20 min or until the potatoes are tender.
• 11 remove the bay leaf and stir in the rosemary.
• 12 puree 2 cups of the soup with the garlic pulp in a food processor or blender and then return to the saucepan.
• 13 stir in the half & half.
• 14 simmer over low heat until hot.
• 15 remove from heat and stir in the chopped parsley.