Ingredients:

4 cups chicken broth

3 potatoes, peeled and diced

2 leeks, diced

1 onion, chopped

2 carrots, diced

500 g bacon sliced

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 bay leaf

1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Method:

1.Combine broth, potatoes, leeks, onion, carrots, bacon, parsley, salt, pepper and bay leaf in slow cooker; mix well.

2.Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours in slow cooker, OR simmer in a pot for an hour, OR cook in pressure cooker for 20 mins.

3.Remove and discard bay leaf. Combine 1/2 cup hot liquid from slow cooker with sour cream in small bowl. Add sour cream mixture to slow cooker; mix well. (optional)