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Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup

Baked potato heaven? You may think so when you find all your baked potato favorites - bacon, cheese and sour cream - in a creamy soup!

Recipe by BettyCrocker

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Prep Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 7 (1 1/2-cup) servings

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Nutrition Info

1 1/2 Cups
Calories380
Total Fat19g
(Saturated Fat 12g)
Cholesterol55mg
Sodium540mg
Total Carbohydrate36g
(Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 13g)
Protein17g
Percent Daily Value*
Vitamin A 20%
Vitamin C 15%
Calcium45%
Iron 6%
Exchanges
Fat1
High-Fat Meat1 1/2
Starch2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes
4 slices bacon
6 cups milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 green onions, sliced
5 oz. (1 1/4 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (8-oz.) container sour cream

Directions

1Pierce potatoes with fork; place on microwave-safe paper towel or roasting rack in microwave. Microwave on HIGH for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender, turning once halfway through cooking. Cool slightly.
2Meanwhile, cook bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove from Dutch oven; drain on paper towels. Crumble; set aside.
3In same Dutch oven, combine milk and flour; blend well. Cook over medium heat about 15 minutes or until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
4Cut cooked potatoes in half. Scoop out cooked potato from skins; place in medium bowl. Discard skins. Mash potatoes well.
5Add potatoes, bacon, 2 tablespoons of the onions, 1 cup of the cheese, salt and pepper to milk mixture. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add sour cream; cook and stir until soup is thoroughly heated.
6To serve, spoon soup into individual bowls. Sprinkle each with remaining onions and cheese.

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heathensmom said:

I made this tonight and it was wonderful! had to add a little "Tonys" to it for some more flavor. But had it with hard crusted home made bread .. wonderful!!! gonna try Pooker2004 suggestion with the potato skins tomorrow if there is any left over.

11/17/2012 7:51:20 PM

JDFrogLuv said:

GREAT recipe! It made more than I needed so I'll be sharing it with family or making it for a group next time. I did add more green onions and bacon, which punched up the flavor.

5/31/2012 7:03:04 PM

ritabrass said:

my grand kids love this soup!

5/28/2012 11:05:09 AM

katrina.hill87 said:

Very good! I left the skins on half the potatoes, and put the rest in with the soup (after mashing them of course). I chose not to use the same pan for the bacon in order to reduse the grease. I also used Lactaid fat-free milk and fat-free sour cream to make it a little lighter.

10/4/2011 6:15:35 PM

Anonymous said:

Help, Do you leave all the bacon grease in the dutch oven\? It seems four slices of bacon would leave a lot of grease in the soup. Potatoe soup lover...

3/7/2011 7:52:04 AM

Pooker2004 said:

I rubbed my potatoes with olive oil and sea salt and baked them in the oven for an hour at 400 degrees. I then froze my potato skins and deep fried them the next day & loaded them up with the same fixings for the soup. Soup was delicious and the loaded tato skins were great! Recipe is definitely a keeper! 5 STARS from my husband and I!

1/24/2011 5:07:28 PM

hotwheelz2 said:

I love potaoe soup will try this. the potato skins are awesome I mix olive oil and parmeasan cheese salt pepper paprika rub that on the potatoe then bake and add bacon and cheese bake for a min. or two then add sour cream! sooooo good

1/20/2011 6:55:46 AM

roslynbb said:

Definitely a keeper. I chopped up about half of the skins and added them to the soup. Wow! The kids will love this one.

1/18/2011 8:12:50 PM

Anonymous said:

I love potato soup, cann't wait to try this and also to try baking the potato skins as the comment below stated.

1/9/2011 2:08:00 PM

Anonymous said:

@lenlee: I'm guessing you keep the bacon grease in there to bind with flour to make a base for the soup (like a roux).

11/8/2010 11:31:45 AM

Anonymous said:

What is even better, is to bake the potatoes in the oven, and when you scoop out the potatoes, use the potato skins. (That is the best part of the potato anyway). Spray a little butter in them, sprinkle with crumbled bacon, and a little cheese. Bake about ten minutes, and when they come out, put a dab of sour cream and chives or green onions on them. That is soooooo delicious T

11/5/2010 7:13:11 PM

franniekay said:

love potatoe soup!!!!!!!!!!!1

7/5/2010 11:16:17 AM

kadence said:

i haven't tried it yet but it sounds wonderful

6/23/2010 9:39:56 AM

lenlee said:

Can't wait to try this, my hubby loves potato soup? When making the soup and it says to use the same dutch oven as the one you prepared the bacon in are you suppose to drain the bacon oil from the oven first or is it part of the soup?

6/21/2010 2:35:16 PM

jars_1985 said:

will try it but kids will not eat soup in warm weather will try it this fall

6/5/2010 2:33:51 PM