Weight Watchers Creamy Corn Potato And Bacon Soup Recipes

POTATO & BACON SOUP - WEIGHT WATCHERS (WW)

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the baked potatoes and set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a soup pot until crisp and set aside, leave 1 teaspoons drippings in the pan.
• Add 1/2 the scallions & garlic to drippings and sautee until soft.
• Add broth, salt, cayenne, and chopped potatoes, mash some of the potatoes against the side of the pan w/ a wooden spoon or w/ a potato masher.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook 2-3 moremonites.
• Add in half-and-half and parsley, return to simmer.
• Serve w/ remaining green onions & crumbled bacon on top.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CREAMY CORN, POTATO, AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened (about 5 minutes).
• Add potatoes and broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in corn and cook until tender, about 5 minutes longer.
• Remove saucepan from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• Puree soup, in batches if needed, in food processor blender. Return soup to saucepan.
• Stir in half-and-half.
• Reheat over medium heat.
• Ladle soup evenly into 4 bowls and sprinkle evenly with bacon and chives.

WEIGHT WATCHERS BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Wrap entire garlic bulb tightly in foil; place garlic and potatoes in oven. (You do not need to put them on a pan; they can go right on an oven rack.).
• Bake garlic until soft when squeezed, about 45 minutes; remove from oven and let cool. Continue baking potatoes until tender when pierced, about 15 minutes more; let potatoes stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 6 minutes.
• Place bacon on paper towels to drain off any fat; chop bacon.
• Unwrap garlic and squeeze pulp from bulb with hands into a large saucepan.
• Peel potatoes and add to saucepan; mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Gradually stir in broth, thyme, salt and pepper until blended; place saucepan over medium heat and cook until hot, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spoon about 1 1/3 cups of soup into each of 6 soup bowls.
• Top each with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of cheese, 1 rounded tablespoon of bacon and 1 tablespoon of scallions.
• Grind fresh pepper over top if desired.