"If there were 6 stars, I'd go with that. Like someone else said the soup is beyond good ... it is great. No amazingly fantastic! So, so, so simple to make and so, so, so good to eat. I did add a small sweet onion, a tiny bit of garlic while sauteeing (sp?) and some extra bacon with the butter part. Used half 2% milk and half whipping cream in the end. Oh ya, also threw in a pinch of Essence and a teas of stone ground dijon before using my immersion blender. My fam is already asking for me to make it again. If you have more than 4 eating, I would double this way excellent recipe!