Loaded baked potato soup

Sounds like a great wintertime warm meal! Sitting by the fire, with family and soup, ummmm good!

Make sure you wear loose pants before eating, just kidding you can use soy milk and corn starch instead of heavy cream and white flour, good luck making it.

How do you make the roux?

I've cooked for 55 years and I've never heard of "sweating" celery, carrots, etc. What does this mean? Plus you do not say how much flour and butter for the roux. I don't find the instructions for this recipe to be very clear.

"Sweating" is simply cook-speak for saute until soft. For the roux - I'm guessing here - I'd suggest 4 T. butter & 4 T. flour. Melt butter in a pan, whisk in flour to make a smooth paste. Cook slowly for about 5 minutes (do not brown!) stirring often (if you don't it will taste like wall paper paste!). For ease, whisk a cup or so of the soup liquid into the roux unil smooth, then dump that stirring constantly into the soup mixture.

I've been looking for a good potato soup recipe. My mouth is already
watering. I can't wait to try it.

I made something similar but used the bacon fat instead of butter in the roux.

OMG; it is 19 degrees here right now and this would be the best soup to eat tonight!!! Thank you for posting; sounds wonderful!!!

I/m not sure what the following means:
"Start by sweating pureed celery, carrot and onion (mirepoix)", would you please advise!This sounds amazing - nothing like a comfort food in the thick of winter here in Idaho!

Should have read more thoroughly, now I think I found out! Can't wait to try this!

LOL @ Shirley Bossbach
I was thinking the same thing.. :)
Soup does sound good.. I will make it for sure..

Made this for dinner (20 degrees tonight!) -- it was delicious! I did make a few changes, though -- no carrots; and I substituted shredded cheddar for the cheese sauce by making the roux with the vegetables, added the cream, and then melted the cheese into the mixture before adding the water and sour cream; and I don't eat pork, so I used soy bacon chips (Bacon Bits). I also found that it needed quite a bit of salt (probably due to not using bacon) and fresh ground black pepper, and -- because I always toss some into potato-based foods -- some Old Bay seasoning. It was the perfect winter dish! Eat it with some good, crusty bread, extra cheese and a large spoon!