Potato-Leek Soup With Bacon

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Great spring soup! I used three medium Yukon Golds, 4 minced garlic cloves, and did two cups of broth (regular, not low sodium and one cup of water. The flavor is great -- I think these adjustments helped avoid the bland or watery problems others had. Our leeks were also fresh from the spring farmer's market, which always helps. Bon appetit!

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Yum! I took the advice of others and I added a few more potatoes, as well as 3/4 yellow onion. I also used up some of my homeade turkey stock in place of the chicken broth. I didn't quite use 2 cups of cream, and I omitted the water, just added a bit more stock. Great dinner!

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Delicious! I followed other reviewers advice: no water, more potatoes, added onion. We all loved it, will definitely make again. Thanks everyone for all the helpful hints.

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Very good, but definitely watery - I will use less water next time.

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Made this tonight. I read all the reviews and added more potatoes and omitted the water according to the reviews. It definitely needed more potatoes and I can't imagine it having water in it. It tasted like it needed something... maybe onions? The flavor was just a tad too mild for me. I will probably try to remake this in the future but without the peas and with more potatoes and maybe some onions or something else to add some punch to it.

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I was craving a smooth textured soup and made this one. I substituted olive oil instead of butter for the croutons and sprinkled some salt on there too which turned out tasty!

I also added some fresh thyme and EVOO instead of butter and sauteed with leeks and 1/2 onion, which gave a wonderful aroma and added some zest to the final flavor.

For a lighter version, I also added 1/2 cup milk instead of heavy cream. To make up for this I added a few more Yukon potatoes to the recipe and pureed it a little bit before putting in the peas and bacon to make the soup have a thicker texture. I didn't puree all the potatoes, though as I wanted it to still have some chunks in it.

The croutons, Parmesan cheese and chives make a beautiful presentation and add some wonderful crunch and flavor to this comforting soup!

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simply delicious...

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This was a GREAT recipe, reminded me of being back in the UK where I grew up! : I used store-bought croutons and a little less cream (to lighten it a bit and it was still fabulous and so easy. This will become a staple in my house.

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My family and I loved this recipe! I didn't have the bread to make the croutons, so I just used some I had on hand. It was very easy to prepare. I have one warning though, be careful with the blender. Even on low I had to cover the top with a bowl so soup wouldn't explode out the top and burn me. It was delicious and we will definitely be adding to the rotation.

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Was delicious, a litle watery, so will decrease liquid amt next time which will be REAL SOON. Added the left overs (about 1 cup to a chicken pot pie that really flavord the pie!