Recipes and Cooking Smashed Potato Chowder 4.7 (3) Add your rating & review This cheesy potato and bacon soup recipe can warm even the chilliest winter day. Add ham or beans for a tasty variation. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 8 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 ½ pound potato, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes ¾ cup chopped yellow or red sweet pepper (1 medium) 1 ½ teaspoon bottled roasted minced garlic ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 5 cup chicken broth 8 slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and coarsely chopped 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces) ½ cup whipping cream, half-and-half, or light cream ½ cup thinly sliced green onion (4) ½ cup dairy sour cream Directions In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine potato, sweet pepper, garlic, and black pepper. Stir in broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until potato is tender. Use a potato masher to mash potatoes slightly. Stir in bacon, 1-1/2 cups of the cheese, the whipping cream, and green onion; heat through. To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Top each serving with sour cream and remaining cheese. Makes 8 main-dish servings. Smashed Potato Chowder with Ham: Prepare as above, except substitute 1-1/2 cups chopped, cooked ham for the bacon. Smashed Potato Chowder with Beans: Prepare as above, except substitute shredded carrot for the sweet pepper. Add one 15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans) or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained, after mashing the potatoes. Substitute 2 teaspoons dried dill for the green onion. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 329 Calories 18g Fat 31g Carbs 12g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 329 % Daily Value * Total Fat 18g 23% Saturated Fat 11g 55% Cholesterol 57mg 19% Sodium 798mg 35% Total Carbohydrate 31g 11% Protein 12g Calcium 252.4mg 19% Iron 1.6mg 9% Potassium 857mg 18% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.