Sweet Potato Jalapeno Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs sweet potatoes
1 medium onion
4 slices turkey bacon (regular bacon is fine too)
3 garlic cloves
1/2 cup butter
6 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup jarred jalapeno
2 teaspoons cumin
1/2 cup cilantro
1 cup half-and-half
4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
artificial sweetener (optional)

Preparation

Scrub sweet potatoes, cut into quarters, place in large stock pot, cover with water and boil until soft.
When potatoes are soft, drain them and let them cool until you can handle them. Peel off the skin.
Peel and chop onion. Finely chop bacon and garlic.
In a large soup pot, melt butter. Add bacon, onion and garlic and saute until onions are translucent.
Add chicken broth. Cover and bring to a boil.
Dice half the sweet potatoes and stir into boiling broth.
Puree the remaining sweet potatoes with the jalapenos, cumin, cilantro and half-and-half. Stir into soup. Add salt, pepper, and sweetener (if needed). Stir well; heat through.
Serve and Enjoy!