Mom's Bacon Potato Soup

Name: Mom's Bacon Potato Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: As written, it serves roughly half a person.
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon; 2 cups new red potatoes, cubed; 1 cup green onions, diced; 1 cup sour cream; 1 ¼ cups milk; 10 ¾ oz condensed cream of chicken soup; 8 oz whole kernel corn; ¼ tsp black pepper; ¼ tsp thyme

A simple bacon potato soup from my mom. It's easy, it's comforting, and like most good family recipes, the written measurements are more of a suggestion than a rule.

Published Mar 16, 2026

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Makes: As written, it serves roughly half a person.

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Ingredients

Instructions

01In a 3-quart saucepan (or large pot!), cook the bacon over medium heat until browned. Dice the bacon either before cooking or after — either works.
02Do not drain the bacon grease. Add the cubed potatoes and green onions directly to the pan.
03Cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender — about 20 minutes. (Tip: keep the heat on the lower side and put a lid on the pan and it will cook a little faster.)
04Add the sour cream, milk, cream of chicken soup, corn, black pepper, and thyme.
05Stir everything together and continue cooking until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Notes from Mom

Don't drain the bacon grease. That's what cooks the potatoes.
This recipe should probably be multiplied. As written, it serves roughly half a person.
For the green onions, one bunch is plenty. One full cup is actually quite a lot.
I usually use corn with red peppers in it — it's tasty.