Jalapeño Potato Soup

08/12/2024
Cheese
Total time: 80 min
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 10
Spicy Hot Potato Soup
Cheese Milk

Kick winter blues to the curb with this flavor-packed spicy hot potato soup recipe with milk. It's got everything from poblano chiles to onion to bacon. Because this is a spicy potato soup to water your eyes and warm your heart.

 

Nutrition information
5 people made this

Ingredients:

  • 2 Slices Bacon
  • 1 Cup Carrot , chopped (1/2 large carrot)
  • 1 Cup Poblano Pepper , chopped (1 1/2 peppers)
  • 1 Cup Yellow Onion , chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Jalapeño Pepper , minced seeded (1/2 medium jalapeño)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
  • 3 Garlic Cloves , minced
  • 2 (16-ounce can) Cans Fat-Free Chicken Broth
  • 5 Cups Potato , baked, diced and peeled
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 2 1/2 Cups Fat-Free Milk (Skim Milk)
  • 5 Ounces Light Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 Ounces Cheddar Cheese
  • 2/3 Cup Scallions (Green Onion)
See preparation

Directions:

  1. Cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pan leaving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan. Crumble bacon, set aside.
  2. Add carrots and the next 5 ingredients to drippings. Sauté until golden brown. Stir in broth and add potato and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until the potato is tender.
  3. Combine flour and milk in a small bowl stirring with a whisk. Add to the pan slowly. Cook over medium heat until thick, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat.
  4. Add reduced fat and Jalapeño Cheddar cheese, stirring until melted.
  5. Serve in bowls topped with green onions and crumbled bacon.