We have entered the fall season... also the season of after school activities, fall festivals, sports.... Football, soccer, softball, baseball. The evenings are busy and the air is cold. For those busy nights this is exactly what you a need, loaded baked potato soup.
Often I'm scrambling for dinner. I know I am not the only busy mom with this problem! You get home late from practices, work, errands and need a family friendly meal in 30 minutes. This is just the recipe.
A few years ago my daughter was mid-season of softball. Right across the street from the field is a grocery store. After dropping off my daughter for her warm ups the boys and I ran over to scout something out for dinner, because we were going to be at the field for the next 2.5 hours. One night I ended up grabbing a creamy, nice and cozy, loaded baked potato soup from the soup bar. Well, I grabbed it for me, but all the kids loooved it so that we all ended up eating it. The kids continued to ask for it for dinner the next week. We came up with our own baked potato soup!
How to make baked potato soup
- Start by chopping up your red potatoes into bite sized pieces. I like to microwave steam them for about 8 minutes, but you can also boil them on the stovetop.
- While the potatoes are steaming, sauté your onions and garlic and make the roux.
- Slowly add milk and broth, then bacon and cheeseeeee.
My boys are really picky when it comes to soups. I have hard time getting them to eat chili's, stews and soups for some reason. Unless its chicken noodle soup I know that I'll probably hear some complaints- until I started making this soup. It's been a game changer. If you have picky eaters try this soup on them! let them top it with all the extra bacon and cheese they want. They'll love it!
Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 15 turkey bacon strips
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup flour
- 1 small onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 5 cups broth
- 1 cup cream
- 8 small potatoes
- 1 cup sharp cheddar
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- for garnish extra bacon cheese and chopped green onions
Instructions
- Wash and cut potatoes into small bite size pieces .Place into a large stock pot, fill with water till about an 1 inch above the potatoes. Bring the potatoes to a boil and allow to boil for 5 minutes.Drain.
- In another pan cut bacon into small strips and cook until crispy. If you are using regular bacon omit the butter. If you are using turkey bacon you will need the butter because turkey doesn't leave much drippings.
- Remove bacon from pan, but not the grease.
- Mince onion and garlic
- Melt butter and add flour wisk together and add onion and garlic. Let cook until onions are translucent.
- Slowly stir in broth.Bring to boil until it thickens.
- Add cream, basil, cheese, sour cream and potatoes.
- Stir until combined and cheese melts.
- serve with garnishes.
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Sylvia deWolde says
This was amazing! Thank you!
Tanne Agrelius says
Ok great thanks!! One more thing, it doesn't say when to add the bacon, I'm assuming u break it up and crumble it in at the end. Or is it strictly for garnish? Sorry I'm an ameatur in the kitchen
Desarae says
You can use it just as garnishes or add it when you after the cream when you add the potatoes, basil etc I'll fix the recipe card!
Tanne Agrelius says
This recipe looks so good and I went and bought the ingredients and started making it this morning. As I was moving along down the instructions I got to number 5 and it says to add flour to the melted butter. In the ingredients list it doesn't call for flour. How much do you add? Also in the ingredients it calls for 1/2 cup of milk, but in the instructions it doesn't say when to add it??
Please respond as I am half way into making this. Thanks!!
Tanne
Aubrey says
Hi Tanne!! Just fixed it! It was supposed to be 1/2 C of Flour not milk..I double checked with Des. SO sorry for the confusion!!