Cheesy Green Chile and Potato Chowder AKA Tonight's dinner

Tonight's dinner was a success! WOOOOT! I found an interesting recipe on pinterest.com this morning while waiting for mom to get through her testing for Carpal Tunnel (BTW,  hospital waiting rooms are boring as alllllll get out. UGH!)
Now, the original recipe calls for the use of bacon and bacon grease- disgusting! However, since 5 out of 6 members of this family are carnivorous eaters, I cooked off bacon and chopped it up, and then used it as a topping for their soup. I also utilized the wonderful addition of sour cream as a topping- delicious! Just to make it all come together, I put it all together in bread bowls from Panera. 

Here's the link to the original recipe; I followed the directions as they are written with the exception of the bacon and grease. I used a bit of olive oil to saute the veggies.
I also pan roasted the poblano peppers with olive oil in an iron skillet.

http://www.eatliverun.com/cheesy-green-chile-and-potato-chowder/

Hope you enjoy!!!!

Cheesy Green Chile and Potato Chowder

serves 4-6

Ingredients:

3 poblano peppers

Olive Oil

1 large yellow onion, small diced

1 Red bell pepper, small diced

3 russet potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 stalks celery, small diced

6 Carrot sticks, sliced

12-15 bacon slices, chopped 

2 tsp minced garlic

32 oz Vegetable Broth

several dashes of salt

3 cups milk

1/4 cup flour

2  cup (1 bag)  Mexican blend cheese {plus additional for serving}

thinly sliced green onions (full bunch)