Chicken and Bacon Broccoli Potato Cheddar Soup

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon, broccoli cheddar, potato

Servings: servings

2 medium broccoli crowns (about 3 cups) if necessary save left over broccoli for another meal.
2 cups diced yellow potatoes
1 cup shredded carrots (or 2 large sticks)
1 stick unsalted butter
½ cup diced onions
2 tbsp minced garlic
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
2 cups water
3 cups 2% milk
2 cups cheddar cheese (medium or sharp)
⅓ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup heavy cream
2 tsp cajun seasoning (no salt)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Preheat oven to 400°F. On a cookie sheet, add slices of bacon and bake for 25 mins or until brown. (Be sure to flip both sides)

Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and thyme.
On medium-low heat, add olive oil to a non stick skillet. Add chicken breasts and cook on each side for 8 minutes.
Set aside for 10 minutes to allow the moisture to stay within the chicken. Dice chicken into chunks.

Using a food processor OR cut by hand - diced yellow potatoes, shred carrots, and chop broccoli crowns. Set each veggie aside in separate bowls.
On medium-heat, using a large Dutch oven pot, add butter and onions and sauté for about 5 minutes.
Next add minced garlic and sauté for an additional 3 minutes.
Whisk in ½ cup of flour until the mixture is smooth.
Whisk in chicken bouillon. Add water. Whisk in milk.
Add in diced potatoes and cover pot. Cook for 20 minutes. Once soup starts to boil, stir every 5 minutes from the bottom of the pot to keep the mixture from burning.
Add in broccoli and carrots and simmer for about 15 minutes or until tender.
Remove the pot from heat and stir in heavy cream.
Stir in 1 ½ cups of grated cheddar cheese and ⅓ Parmesan cheese.
Stir in chicken breasts and ½ of chopped bacon into the soup mixture.
Stir in Cajun seasoning, salt and black pepper.
Once ready, add soup to a bowl and top with more cheese and bacon.
Serve with crackers, cornbread or Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits.