I know winter is almost over and soon it will be time to put hearty soups on hold until next fall. However, this soup is so good that you need to fit it into your meal planning before the weather gets too warm! This creamy soup is very filling and makes enough that you’ll have delicious leftovers for another day. If you’re a meat-eater I would highly suggest adding some bacon to this soup. It’s not often that I really miss being able to add some meat to a dish, but when I was eating this soup I couldn’t help but think how a little bacon would really take this soup over the top. Of course I had the soup without the bacon and it was still fantastic, you really can’t go wrong!

When I re-heated the soup it was a little on the thick side so I added a…