Better Baked Potato Soup

Name: Better Baked Potato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 1/4 lbs yellow potatoes; 1/4 cup salted butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow onion; 1/4 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage; 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese; 6 slices cooked crumbled bacon (divided); chives (for garnish); sour cream (for garnish)

Submitted by Lindsey Gottshall

"Sauteed onions and rubbed sage lend this "winter's day warm-up" a special punch. Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

6 ¹⁄₄ lbs yellow potatoes
¹⁄₄ cup salted butter or 1/4 cup margarine
¹⁄₂ cup coarsely chopped yellow onion
¹⁄₄ cup flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon fresh black pepper
¹⁄₄ teaspoon dried rubbed sage
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
6 slices cooked crumbled bacon (divided)
chives (for garnish)
sour cream (for garnish)

directions

Wash potatoes and bake in oven or microwave until almost fully-cooked.
Melt butter or margarine in large saucepan (medium heat.) Add onion and saute until golden.
Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and sage.
Stir constant 1 minute.
Add broth and milk.
Dice baked potatoes, skin on, into quarter-size peices.
Add potatoes to mixture.
Cover soup and simmer on low heat 30 min-1 hour hour, stirring occasionally.
Just before serving, add in cheese and 4 peices bacon, crumbled.
Serve hot.
Garnish with cheese, bacon crumbles, chives, and sour cream.
Keeps several days in freezer or fridge.