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Creamy potato leek and bacon soup

Creamy and delicious ! A perfect soup to warm your tummy on those cold winter nights
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Serving: 6
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 brown onion, halved, chopped
  • 3 tsp garlic
  • 1tbs butter
  • 6-8 medium peeled potatoes cut into chunks
  • 1/4 of a cauliflower chopped into florets
  • 1 leek, pale section only sliced
  • 4x rashers of bacon rind removed and diced
  • 4 cups chicken stock (add more of needed)
  • 400ml thickened cream
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 1tsp thyme
  • 2x bay leaves
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Pop all into a slow cooker (apart from cream) cook on low for 6 hours or until potato is tender. Remove bay leaves and then add the cream and blend until smooth.
  • Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan and some crusty bread