Blue Cheese Potato Leek Soup - BelGioioso Cheese

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 2 large leeks, white and pale green parts only, rinsed and chopped
• 1 qt. chicken stock or broth
• 1 lb. russet potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• Fresh parsley, chopped
• Cooked bacon, roughly chopped
• 4 oz. BelGioioso Blue cheese, crumbled