Baked Potato Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 2⁄3 cup flour
- 1 1⁄2 quarts milk
- 4 green onions, diced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 6 -8 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled (to equal 1 cup)
- 5 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- seasoned croutons
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake the potatoes until tender.
- Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the meat, set aside.
- Cut up 2 potato peels into small pieces and discard the rest.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan.
- Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk, until thoroughly blended.
- Gradually add milk to the butter/flour mixture, whisking constantly.
- Whisk in salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
- Simmer on low, stirring constantly until liquid bubbles.
- When the milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato.
- Add the potato peels and some of the onion.
- Reserve the rest of the onion to top off the soup when serving.
- Whisk well, add sour cream and bacon.
- Cook on low about 10 minutes.
- Add 3/4 of the cheese, a little at a time until it is melted inches.
- Serve with seasoned croutons, fresh onion and cheese on top.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Christine Bettiga
Corpus Christi, TX
I was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado.
I moved to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1998.
I enjoy camping, sewing and gardening.
My husband and I love to cook. We are always trying new recipes and adding to old ones. We BBQ every weekend and always have a crowd of friends over to taste our creations! Usually we are watching Nascar and/or football while we BBQ!
I am a Denver Bronco Fan, but I also like the Houston Texans.