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[Savvy Shortcuts] Creamy Bacon & Potato Soup

with Parmesan Cheese & Sourdough Dippers
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh KavanaghUpdated on November 03, 2025
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Calories
696 kcal
Protein
23.6g protein
Preparation Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sesame
  • Milk
  • Almond
  • Hazelnut
  • Eggs
  • Lupin
  • May contain traces of allergens
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

100 g

Bacon

1

Celery

1 sachet

Chilli Flakes

1 packet

Chopped Potato

1 tin

Sweetcorn

1 packet

Light Cooking Cream

(Contains: Milk;)

1 packet

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

1 packet

Parsley

1 sachet

Savoury Seasoning

4

Sliced Sourdough

(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Soy; May be present: Sesame, Milk, Almond, Hazelnut, Eggs, Lupin.)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

1.5 cup

water

10 g

softened butter

(Contains: Milk;)

Calories696 kcal
Energy (kJ)2910 kJ
Fat42.1 g
of which saturates21.4 g
Carbohydrate52.9 g
of which sugars11.2 g
Dietary Fibre5.6 g
Protein23.6 g
Sodium1450 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
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Cooking Steps

1
  • Place chopped potato on a large microwave-safe plate. Cover with a damp paper towel.
  • Microwave potato on high, 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, drain sweetcorn. Finely chop celery.
  • Cut bacon into 1cm pieces.
2
  • In a large saucepan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook bacon, celery and the sweetcorn until tender, 4-5 minutes.
  • Add savoury seasoning and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
3
  • Add light cooking cream, the water and steamed potatoes, bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, until slightly reduced, 10-12 minutes.
  • In the last minute of cook time, stir through baby spinach leaves until wilted. Season.
  • Before serving, toast or grill sourdough to your liking, spread with the softened butter and cut in half diagonally.
4
  • Divide creamy bacon and potato soup between bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and a pinch of chilli flakes (if using).Tear over parsley to serve.
  • Serve with sourdough dippers. Enjoy!