Roasted Garlic- Potato Soup by devin1214

Source: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-garlic-potato-soup-10000000223873/

Ingredients

5 whole garlic heads 2 bacon slices, diced 1 cup diced onion 1 cup diced carrots 2 garlic cloves, minced 6 cups diced baking potato (about 2 pounds) 4 cups low-salt chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 bay leaf 1 cup 2% low-fat milk 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Remove white papery skin from each garlic head (do not peel or separate cloves). Wrap each head separately in aluminum foil. Bake at 350° for 1 hour; let cool for 10 minutes. Separate cloves, and squeeze to extract 1/4 cup of garlic pulp; discard the skins.

2. Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until crisp. Add onion, carrot, and minced garlic, and sauté 5 minutes. Add potato, broth, salt, pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potato is tender; remove bay leaf.

3. Combine garlic pulp and 2 cups potato mixture in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return purée to pan; stir in milk, and cook over low heat until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat, and stir in chopped parsley.