Thanksgiving Potato Chowder

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of bacon
• 1 cup of yellow onion, chopped
• 1 cup of celery, diced
• ¼ cup of garlic, minced
• 1½ cup of yellow potatoes, diced into 1-inch cubes
• ½ cup of flour
• 3 quarts of chicken stock
• 1 pound of turkey meat, diced
• 2 cup of frozen corn
• 2 Tbsp of rubbed sage
• 1½ tsp of dried thyme
• 1 quart of half-and-half
• 1 Tbsp of salt
• ¼ cup of parsley, chopped

Instructions:

1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, cook and stir the bacon until it is rendered and starts to brown
2. Add the onions, celery and garlic; sauté util onions are translucent
3. Add the potatoes; stir
4. Add the flour; stir
5. Slowly add in all the chicken stock.
6. Continue stirring, allowing the soup to come to a boil, then reduce to a simmer
7. Stir in the turkey, corn, sage, thyme, half-and-half and salt
8. Simmer until soup is thick and creamy, and the potatoes are tender
9. Add the parsley when serving